SAD NEWS

I just received the following email from my friend Jenny Lehman in D.C.

I am sad to pass along some news.
Monte Zucker has just passed away.
His passion for wedding photography inspired thousands. He was a true
pioneer.
I had the pleasure of shooting with him and he was truly an artist.
I will miss him.

-Jenny Lehman



Monte Zucker was arguably the most famous wedding photographer in the country if not the world. Some have toted him as the "grandfather of wedding photography". He perfected the classical style of wedding photography with amazing technical excellence. He actually shot the wedding of my best friend's parents back in the early 70's. The bride was only 19 and he insisted that she wear no makeup...only false eyelashes were allowed. There's no way I would be caught dead being photographed without makeup but I'm certainly not 19 anymore. :) I never got the opportunity to meet Monte even though we worked in the same circles in D.C. although I was in an elevator with him one time in Vegas a couple of years ago. He will be greatly missed by the industry and I'm sure there will be an enormous tribute to him at WPPI at the end of this month.