Bernie Boston

Bernie Boston (May 18, 1933 – January 22 2008) was an American photographer. He was often described as the "Flower Power" photographer. [cite web
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Early life and career

Born in Washington, D.C., Boston graduated from the Rochester Institute of Technology and served in the Army before starting his news photography career in Dayton, Ohio. He moved back to Washington to work at the Star and was director of photography when the newspaper folded in 1981. He then was hired by The Los Angeles Times to establish a photo operation in the nation's capital. During his career he covered every president from Harry S. Truman to Bill Clinton.

On October 22, 1967 he photographed his most famous picture, "Flower Power", which featured a Vietnam War protester inserting flowers into National Guardsmen's rifle barrels. He was a runner-up for the Pulitzer Prize with this photo. He was also a Pulitzer Prize finalist for a 1987 photograph of Coretta Scott King unveiling a bust of her late husband, the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr., in the U.S. Capitol.

Death

Bernie Boston died on January 22, 2008 of a blood disease. [ [http://www.washingtontimes.com/article/20080125/METRO/91426323/1004 Flower Power' photojournalist Bernie Boston dies] "The Washington Times".]

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