Jack Dykinga
American photographer From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jack William Dykinga (born January 2, 1943) is an American photographer.[1] For 1970 work with the Chicago Sun-Times he won the annual Pulitzer Prize for Feature Photography citing "dramatic and sensitive photographs at the Lincoln and Dixon State Schools for the Retarded in Illinois."[2]
Jack Dykinga | |
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Jack Dykinga, 2008 | |
| Born | January 2, 1943 Chicago, Illinois |
| Known for | Photography |
| Spouse |
Margaret Malley ā (m. 1965) |
| Website | http://www.dykinga.com/ |
Career
Born in Chicago, Dykinga began his career at the Chicago Tribune, and the Chicago Sun-Times before moving to Arizona, where he joined the Arizona Daily Star and taught at the University of Arizona and Pima Community College.[3]
Dykinga left the Arizona Daily Star and photojournalism in 1985. Thanks to the support and inspiration of a friend, he started to work on a book about the Sonoran Desert.[4] The publication of The Sonoran Desert launched his new career as a nature and conservation photographer.
Dykinga is a founding Fellow of the International League of Conservation Photographers.[5] His work appears in Arizona Highways and National Geographic.[6] He shows at the G2 Gallery.[7] He is on the board of the Sonoran Desert National Park Project.[8]
In 2010, Dykinga was photographer in residence at Sedona Photofest.[9]
Personal
Dykinga lives in Tucson, Arizona, with his wife Margaret Malley; they married in 1965.[6]
He attended Riverside Brookfield High School.
Awards and honors
- 2010: "Stone Canyon" was selected as one of "40 Best Nature Photographs of all time" by the International League of Conservation Photographers[10]
- 2011: Outstanding Nature Photographer of the Year Award from the North American Nature Photography Association.[11]
- 2017: Lifetime Achievement Award from the North American Nature Photography Association.[12]
Works
- Frog Mountain Blues, University of Arizona Press, 1987, ISBN 978-0-8165-0929-4
- The Sonoran Desert H.N. Abrams, 1992, ISBN 978-0-8109-3824-3
- The Secret Forest, University of New Mexico Press, 1993, ISBN 978-0-8263-1403-1
- Stone Canyons of the Colorado Plateau Abrams, 1996, ISBN 978-0-8109-4468-8
- The Sierra Pinacate University of Arizona Press, 1998, ISBN 978-0-8165-1777-0
- Desert: The Mojave and Death Valley, Harry N. Abrams, 1999, ISBN 978-0-8109-3238-8
- Large format nature photography, Amphoto Books, 2001, ISBN 978-0-8174-4157-9
- Jack Dykinga's Arizona, Westcliffe Publishers, 2004, ISBN 978-1-56579-499-3
- Images: Jack Dykinga's Grand Canyon, Arizona Highways, 2008, ISBN 978-1932082876
- Capture the Magic: Train Your Eye, Improve Your Photographic Composition, Rocky Nook Publishers, 2013, ISBN 978-1937538354
- A Photographer's Life, Rocky Nook Publishers, 2017, ISBN 978-1681980720
Gallery
- Photos by Jack Dykinga for the US Department of Agriculture
Teddy-bear Cholla at Tecolote Camp, El Pinacate y Gran Desierto de Altar Biosphere Reserve
Female Mexican fruit fly
Severe soil erosion in a wheat field near Washington State University
Hereford twins produced at the ARS Range and Livestock Research Unit at Miles City, Montana
References
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