Nathan Lyons

Nathan Lyons (January 10, 1930 – August 31, 2016) was an American photographer, curator, and educator. He exhibited his photographs from 1956 onwards, produced books of his own and edited those of others.

Lyons was also a curator of photography and an associate director at the George Eastman House in Rochester, New York[1] and, in 1969, founded the independent Visual Studies Workshop in Rochester, which established a course of study relating to the history and practice of the photographic art form and curatorial studies specifically pertaining to the medium of photography.[2] He started the Society for Photographic Education, becoming its first chairman. He was involved with various magazines, being assistant editor of Image, regional editor of Aperture, and founder of Afterimage.

In 2000 Lyons received the International Center of Photography's Infinity Award for Lifetime Achievement in photography.[3] He died on 31 August 2016, aged 86.[4][5][6]

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  3. ^ "2000 Infinity Award: Lifetime Achievement". International Center of Photography. 26 February 2000. Retrieved 2 September 2016.
  4. ^ Lahman, Sean (1 September 2016). "Famed photographer Nathan Lyons dies". Democrat and Chronicle. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
  5. ^ Hostetler, Lisa (1 September 2016). "In Memoriam: Nathan Lyons, 1930–2016". George Eastman Museum. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
  6. ^ Grimes, William (1 September 2016). "Nathan Lyons, Influential Photographer and Advocate of the Art, Dies at 86". The New York Times. Retrieved 2 September 2016.