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Sal Veder, Pulitzer Prize-Winning AP Photographer Who Shot Iconic 'Burst of Joy,' Dies at Age 99
His 1973 Vietnam War reunion image won the 1974 Pulitzer Prize and became a symbol of the war’s end, the Associated Press said.
- Pulitzer Prize-winning Associated Press photographer Slava 'Sal' Veder died in his sleep on August 22 at age 99, just eight days before his 100th birthday at his home in El Dorado County, California.
- Veder became famous for his 1973 "Burst of Joy" photograph, which captured U.S. Air Force Lieutenant Colonel Robert L. Stirm reuniting with his four children after five years in a Vietnam prisoner of war camp.
- Before retiring from the AP in 1993, Veder covered historic assignments including Vietnam War protests, the bank robbery trial of Patty Hearst, and the 1978 assassinations of San Francisco Mayor George Moscone and Supervisor Harvey Milk.
- Colleagues remembered Veder as a dedicated mentor who emphasized the connection between pictures and words. Freelance photographer Brad Mangin called him "a great mentor and teacher" who encouraged photographers to "dive deeper."
- Born in Berkeley, California, in 1926, Veder was the only child of Russian immigrants Ivan and Anka Veder who had left Russia and taken the names John and Ann. He joined the AP in 1961 and later transferred to the San Francisco bureau.
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Sal Veder, Pulitzer Prize-winning AP photographer who shot iconic 'Burst of Joy,' dies at age 99
Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer Sal Veder, who is known for his iconic image “Burst of Joy,” has died. His death on Aug. 22 was confirmed Wednesday by his daughter.
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Pulitzer-winning AP photographer Slava ‘Sal’ Veder, known for photo of Vietnam POW reuniting with family, dies at 99
Pulitzer-winning AP photographer Slava ‘Sal’ Veder, known for photo of Vietnam POW reuniting with family, dies at 99.
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