Celebrating Nathan Lyons (1930-2016)
Nathan Lyons, photographer, curator and educator
It is with sadness that NYFA learns of the passing of photographer Nathan Lyons last night in Rochester, NY at the age of 86. Nathan served as NYFA’s chair from 1976 to 1993 and was a founding trustee.
His photographic work is part of collections worldwide and he started the Society for Photographic Education. Lyons was the associate director at the George Eastman House in Rochester, New York and a visiting professor at MIT. In 2000 he received the Infinity Award from the International Center of Photography for his distinguished career.
Read more about his career in the touching obituary by Light Works here.
Image: Nathan Lyons signs copies of his books at the Harry Ransom Center at The University of Texas at Austin, before speaking at a public program. Photo by Pete Smith.
