Helen Levitt, an American photographer noted for her black-and-white images of New Yorkers during the 1930s and 1940s, died in her sleep at her home in Manhattan on March 29. Levitt was 95 years old.

Born in Brooklyn in 1913, Levitt first turned to photography after dropping out of high school in her senior year. Looking for more inspirational activities, she began work as a photography assistant for...

Bend, Ore.-based photographer Kevin Kubota was awarded the third annual Monte Zucker Memorial Humanitarian Award during the Wedding & Portrait Photographers' International Convention and Trade Show, held in Las Vegas.

Kubota received the award for his philanthropic work with Bend's Family Photo Day...

In April's Sony World Photography Awards Gala ceremony in Cannes, France, Seattle photographer Daniel Beltra received the Prince's Rainforests Project Award. As the winner of this year's competition, Beltra will spend three months documenting three of the major...

The International League of Conservation Photographers (ILCP) has appointed Justin Black as its new director. Black will manage an expansion of the organization's activities, including the creation of the new "Earth in Focus" initiative that will offer workshops, lectures, exhibitions, book publishing and multimedia activities. Cristina Mittermeier, the founder and, since its creation in 2005...

Los Angeles-based writer Elle Russ will pen the script for the upcoming documentary film project "Headhunt Revisited." Russ is also a comedic writer and a member of the ACME Comedy Theatre group in Los Angeles.

"Headhunt Revisited" follows Michele Westmorland and Karen Huntt, both Seattle photographers and writers...

Doug Walker, best known for his work in commercial and architectural photography, earned a Best Architectural Honorable Mention at the Photographers of Washington Educational Conference Western States Regional Print Competition, held in April. The Olympia, Wash.-based Walker has worked with...

Photographer Byron Motley premiered his "Viva Cuba Beisbol" series at the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, N.Y., on May 23. The exhibit, which documents the cultural impact of baseball in Cuba, will run through January 2010.

Motley, a Los Angeles-based singer, filmmaker, photographer and author, has produced two album...

Catherine Hall, a Lafayette, Calif.-based photographer, won two first-place awards and an Accolade of Excellence at the Wedding & Portrait Photographers International (WPPI) Awards of Excellence Album Competition this year. In addition to her wedding photography, Hall's recent work includes portraits...

Portland, Ore.-based photographer Brad Carlile was one of eight recipients of the Hearst 8x10 Photography Biennial Award this year. The competition, which announced its winners in April, recognizes upcoming photographers in the media industry.

Carlile's winning series, "Tempus Incognitus," explores the nature of light and color...

Seattle photographer Phil Borges held "Picture This!," the first fund-raising event for his nonprofit group Bridges to Understanding, on May 27. The evening featured the presentation of the first Bridges to Understanding Humanitarian Award to Getty Images CEO Jonathan Klein.

Borges is also working on multimedia documentaries for his Women Empowerment...