David Burnett (photojournalist), Date of Birth, Place of Birth

David Burnett (photojournalist)

American photojournalist

Date of Birth: 07-Sep-1946

Place of Birth: Salt Lake City, Utah, United States

Profession: photographer, photojournalist, journalist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

David Burnett (born 1946) is an American magazine photojournalist based in Washington, D.C.
His work from the 1979 Iranian revolution was published extensively in Time (including its "Man of the Year" portrait of the Ayatollah Khomeini). He has won dozens of top awards for his work, including the 1973 Robert Capa Gold Medal (with Raymond Depardon and Chas Gerretsen) from the Overseas Press Club for work in Chile, Magazine Photographer of the Year from the National Press Photographers Association, and World Press Photo of the Year.He was a member of the Gamma photo agency and co-founded Contact Press Images.