Dan Weiner
Dan Weiner (1919-1959) was born in New York City. He was drafted into World War II and worked as a photography instructor in the Air Force until the end of the war. He discovered the versatility of the 35mm camera and began to use it regularly. Following the war, he pursued work as a photojournalist, refining his belief that the photographer has a moral responsibility to illuminate social ills and to comment on significant events in history. He stated “my generation is probably the first in history to become conscious of the great forces that are at work in our society through the visual media — the magazine, the newsreel, television — rather than the written word.” Weiner’s life was tragically ended by a plane crash while he was on assignment in 1959.