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Richard Drew (photographer)

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Occupation
  
Photographer

Nationality
  
American

Role
  
Journalist

Name
  
Richard Drew

Children
  
2




Residence
  
New York City, New York, United States

Awards
  
World Press Photo Award for Spot News

Born
  
6 December 1946 (age 74)

Similar
  
The Falling Man, World Trade Center (1973–2001), Robert F Kennedy

Richard drew photographer of the falling man


Richard Drew (born 1946) is an Associated Press photo-journalist, perhaps most notable for his photo The Falling Man which depicts a man falling from the World Trade Center towers following the September 11, 2001 attacks. A British documentary The Falling Man about the photo premiered on the Discovery Times channel on September 10, 2007.

A man falling from the World Trade Center

Drew was one of four press photographers present at the assassination of Robert F. Kennedy. Drew has been an Associated Press photographer for 40 years, and lives with his wife and two daughters in New York City.

On the left, Richard Andrew wearing eyeglasses and black long sleeves while, on the right is the man falling from the World Trade Center

Richard Drew wearing eyeglasses, a black coat, and blue long sleeves

A man falling from the World Trade Center

References

Richard Drew (photographer) Wikipedia