Josef Scaylea, one of the Seattle Times’ most recognized photographers, died on July 20 of natural causes, at the age of 91.

The son of Italian immigrants, Scaylea was born Josef Scaglia on a Connecticut farm in 1913. He attended a photography school in New York, then put his newly-polished skills to work in corporate and trade publications. After serving as an army photographer in the Pacific during World War II, he settled in Seattle. He was hired by the Seattle Times and spent the next 35 years...

Ed Glazer, founder of Glazer’s Camera in Seattle, died June 8 at the age of 95. Glazer launched his business in 1935, from a location on First Avenue, not far from Pioneer Square. With the goal of becoming Seattle’s finest photography resource, Glazer moved the store to Third Avenue in the 1960s, followed by another move to its current location at Eighth and Republican in the early 90's.

Many internationally known photographers, such as Bob Peterson and Chuck Kuhn, credit Glazer with helping them through the early days of their careers, and recall many...

The nature photography community lost two of its most prominent role models earlier this year. In February, venerable nature photographer Erwin Bauer died of bone marrow cancer at his home in Sequim, Wash. Erwin's death was followed a month later by that of his wife and artistic partner, Peggy, who was killed in a car accident on March 23.

Following his graduation from the University of Cincinnati, Erwin served in World War II, for which he was awarded the...

Francesco Scavullo died on Jan. 6, at the age of 82. Scavullo was known for enamel on canvas photo silkscreens, portraits and still lifes. One of the dominant photographic influences on American fashion, he photographed the covers of Cosmopolitan for 30 years.

His celebrity photographs also appeared on the covers of Rolling Stone, Life...

Leni Riefenstahl died on Sept. 8, 2003, in Poecking, Germany, a few weeks after her 101st birthday. Following a knee injury that ended her career as a dancer, Riefenstahl turned to film, gaining fame as an actress, director, producer and reporter. Her documentary "Triumph des Willens," named after the 1934 Reich Party Congress in Nuremberg, garnered her gold medals in Venice in 1935 and at the World Exhibition in Paris in 1937. In subsequent years, however, the film was widely condemned...

Helmut Newton died in a car crash in Hollywood on Jan. 23, at the age of 83. Newton was known for his black-and-white nudes and his fashion photography, which appeared in magazines such as Elle and Vogue. Newton's wife June, who works as Alice Springs, accepted the offer of an official grave of honor in Newton's hometown, Berlin.
Newton left Germany in 1938, changed his name from Neustaedter, and took Australian citizenship. After World War II, he became a photographer, eventually settling in...

Oliver Gagliani, a resident of South San Francisco, died Nov. 20, 2002, at the age of 85. At the time of his death, Gagliani was gathering his images of Italy for publication in book form.

He was a respected instructor and former NEA grant recipient whose work had appeared in one-person exhibitions at the Museum of Modern Art in New York, at the Santa Barbara Museum and the Oakland Museum in California, and in galleries around the world.

A native of California, Gagliani attended...

Yousuf Karsh, known for his dramatically lit portraits of the 20th century’s most influential people, died at 93 on July 13 in Boston from complications following surgery. In his 60-year career, Karsh’s subjects included 15,000 celebrities from around the globe, including political and military leaders, writers, artists and entertainers. His camera often produced the defining portraits of such people as...