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'''Jeff Roberts''' (born [[1961]]; died [[November 13]], [[2012]]) was a photographer for ''[[The Birmingham News]]''. | [[Image:Jeff Roberts.jpg|right|thumb|Jeff Roberts]] | ||
'''Jeff Roberts''' (born [[1961]] in [[Birmingham]]; died [[November 13]], [[2012]]) was a part-time staff photographer for ''[[The Birmingham News]]''. | |||
Roberts | Roberts grew up in the [[Concord]] area and attended [[Concord Elementary School]]. As a young photographer he considered photojournalist [[Spider Martin]] a mentor. | ||
Later that year he was laid off as the ''News'' downsized as part of the [[Alabama Media Group]]. Shortly after being let go, he was diagnosed with | Roberts joined the ''News'' staff in the mid-1990s. | ||
Roberts captured an iconic photograph of the devastation caused by the [[April 2011 tornado outbreak]] in [[Concord]]. The photo, showing [[Faye Hyde]] huddled on a mattress with her grandchildren amid piles of wreckage, won first place in the Southern Newspaper Publishers Association 2011 Photo of the Year contest for spot news and was selected as "Photo of the Year" for the Associated Press Member Showcase. | |||
Later that year he was laid off as the ''News'' downsized as part of the [[Alabama Media Group]]. Shortly after being let go, he was diagnosed with cancer which claimed his live the following November. | |||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
* "Birmingham News photographer Jeff Roberts wins awards for tornado aftermath photo." (October 6, 2012) {{BN}} | |||
* Archibald, John (November 13, 2012) "Jeff Roberts, who photographed iconic tornado picture, dead at 51." {{BN}} | * Archibald, John (November 13, 2012) "Jeff Roberts, who photographed iconic tornado picture, dead at 51." {{BN}} | ||
==External links== | |||
* [http://photos.al.com/4461/gallery/jeff_roberts_photographs_nov_13_2012/index.html Gallery of Robert's photographs] at al.com | |||
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Revision as of 19:23, 13 November 2012
Jeff Roberts (born 1961 in Birmingham; died November 13, 2012) was a part-time staff photographer for The Birmingham News.
Roberts grew up in the Concord area and attended Concord Elementary School. As a young photographer he considered photojournalist Spider Martin a mentor.
Roberts joined the News staff in the mid-1990s.
Roberts captured an iconic photograph of the devastation caused by the April 2011 tornado outbreak in Concord. The photo, showing Faye Hyde huddled on a mattress with her grandchildren amid piles of wreckage, won first place in the Southern Newspaper Publishers Association 2011 Photo of the Year contest for spot news and was selected as "Photo of the Year" for the Associated Press Member Showcase.
Later that year he was laid off as the News downsized as part of the Alabama Media Group. Shortly after being let go, he was diagnosed with cancer which claimed his live the following November.
References
- "Birmingham News photographer Jeff Roberts wins awards for tornado aftermath photo." (October 6, 2012) The Birmingham News
- Archibald, John (November 13, 2012) "Jeff Roberts, who photographed iconic tornado picture, dead at 51." The Birmingham News
External links
- Gallery of Robert's photographs at al.com