Jeff Roberts

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Jeff Roberts (born 1961; died November 13, 2012) was a photographer for The Birmingham News.

Roberts captured an iconic photograph of the devastation caused by the April 2011 tornado outbreak in Concord.

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 an illness which claimed his live the following November.

References

  • Archibald, John (November 13, 2012) "Jeff Roberts, who photographed iconic tornado picture, dead at 51." The Birmingham News