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John Dominis (June 27, 1921 – December 30, 2013) was an American documentary photographer, war photographer and photojournalist. == Life == Dominis was born 1921 in Los Angeles.〔http://www.nytimes.com/2014/01/01/arts/design/john-dominis-a-star-life-magazine-photographer-dies.html?_r=0〕〔(John Dominis: Celebrating the Diverse Work of a Master Photographer )〕 He studied cinematography at the University of Southern California. In 1943 he enlisted in the United States Air Force. After the war he worked as an freelance photographer for several publications, such as ''Life'' magazine. In 1950 he went to Korea as a war photographer in the Korean War. Later he worked in Southeast Asia, in America, Africa and Europe, including President John F. Kennedy's 1963 West Berlin speech. Dominis went to six Olympic Games. One of his best known pictures was shot during the 1968 Summer Olympics, when Dominis pictured Tommie Smith and John Carlos during their Black Power salute.〔("Olympic Athletes Who Took a Stand" ), ''Smithsonian'' Magazine, August 2008〕 Dominis worked for ''Life'' magazine during the Vietnam war and later also went to Woodstock. In the 1970s he worked for ''People'' magazine. From 1978 to 1982 he was an editor for the ''Sports Illustrated''. He often pictured stars like Steve McQueen or Frank Sinatra, and these photo series were later published as illustrated books. Together with Giuliano Bugialli he published several books about the Italian cuisine, with Dominis being responsible for the food photography. In John Loengard's book ''LIFE Photographers: What They Saw'', Dominis reported about the staging of his picture ''A leopard about to kill a baboon''. The picture was shot in 1966 in Botswana, when a hunter had brought a captured leopard to a bunch of baboons. Most fled immediately but one faced the leopard and was killed subsequently.〔(The Leopard and the Baboon: Anatomy of a Classic (Staged) LIFE Photo ) bei LIFE.com, abgerufen am 13. November 2013〕 Dominis was heavily criticized after the staging became public and apologized for it.〔 He mentioned that during the 1960s the staging of pictures was very popular and he wouldn't use this method today.〔 Dominis died December 30, 2013, in New York City of complications from a heart attack. He was 92.〔(John Dominis, Longtime LIFE Photographer, Dies at 92 )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「John Dominis」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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