William Albert Allard (born in 1937) is an American documentary photographer.
Allard was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The son of a Swedish immigrant, he studied at the Minneapolis School of Fine Arts and the University of Minnesota with the hope of becoming a writer. Transferring to the University of Minnesota after only a year, he enrolled in the journalism program. He graduated in 1964 with a double major in journalism and photography.
Looking for work in the field of photojournalism, Allard met Robert Gilka, National Geographic director of photography, while in Washington, D.C., and was offered an internship.[citation needed]
His most notable work as an intern included his photographs of the Amish for an article entitled “Amish Folk: Plainest of Pennsylvania’s Plain People,” (published in August 1965). It is said to be regarded as landmark in the photographic evolution of National Geographic.[citation needed] One of his photographs from this collection was sent aboard the Voyager 1 Spacecraft. His work led to a full-time position with the magazine.
In 1967, after just two years, Allard resigned from his position at National Geographic, feeling that he was unable to contribute to the issues of the time, such as the Vietnam War in a way that seemed possible at other magazines such as Life Magazine.
He continued to do assignments as a freelance photographer for National Geographic.
In 1982, Allard published his first book, Vanishing Breed, a photographic essay documenting the “old American west”. In 1989 he published his second work, a retrospective of his work entitled The Photographic Essay. He continued to work for National Geographic, eventually taking up his second full-time position at the magazine.
Allard has also worked as a contributor to Magnum Photos.
Allard is one of the few photographers of his generation whose entire professional body of work is in color.
William Albert Allard (born in 1937) is an American documentary photographer.
Table of Contents
- 1 Biography
- 2 Bibliography
- 3 References
- 3.1 William Albert Allard: Five Decades
- 3.2 Portraits of America
- 3.3 Use All the Tools (Wildlife)
- 3.4 Paris: Eye of the Flâneur (English, French and German Edition)
- 3.5 Vanishing Breed: Photographs of the Cowboy and the West
- 3.6 William Albert Allard: The Photographic Essay (American Photographer Master Series)
- 3.7 A Time We Knew: Images of Yesterday in the Basque Homeland (Basque Series)
- 3.8 Time at the Lake: A Minnesota Album
- 3.9 Vol. 128, No. 6, National Geographic Magazine, December 1965; Finisterre Sails the Windward Islands; Land of Galilee; Finned Doctors of the Deep; I See America First: Diary of the President's Daughter; New Discoveries Among Africa's Chiimpanzees
- 3.10 The Photographic Essay (American Photographer Master Series)
Biography
Allard was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The son of a Swedish immigrant, he studied at the Minneapolis School of Fine Arts and the University of Minnesota later than the hope of becoming a writer. Transferring to the University of Minnesota after lonely a year, he enrolled in the journalism program. He graduated in 1964 with a double major in journalism and photography.
Looking for conduct yourself in the sports ground of photojournalism, Allard met Robert Gilka, National Geographic director of photography, while in Washington, D.C., and was offered an internship.[citation needed]
His most notable feign as an intern included his photographs of the Amish for an article entitled “Amish Folk: Plainest of Pennsylvania’s Plain People,” (published in August 1965). It is said to be regarded as landmark in the photographic spread of National Geographic.[citation needed] One of his photographs from this buildup was sent aboard the Voyager 1 Spacecraft. His work led to a full-time position following the magazine.
In 1967, after just two years, Allard resigned from his face at National Geographic, feeling that he was unable to contribute to the issues of the time, such as the Vietnam War in a habit that seemed attainable at supplementary magazines such as Life Magazine.
He continued to do assignments as a freelance photographer for National Geographic.
In 1982, Allard published his first book, Vanishing Breed, a photographic essay documenting the “old American west”. In 1989 he published his second work, a retrospective of his put it on entitled The Photographic Essay. He continued to ham it up for National Geographic, eventually taking taking place his second full-time incline at the magazine.
Allard has plus worked as a contributor to Magnum Photos.
Allard is one of the few photographers of his generation whose entire professional body of statute is in color.
Bibliography
References
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