Rest in Peace...

Ruth Bernhard, the renowned black-and-white photographer, has died in San Francisco. Bernhard lived to be 101, and spent much of her life creating images of everything from nudes to still lifes. Ansel Adams called her "the greatest photographer of the nude." You can read an obituary here or view some her images and biography here.

Jerry Dantzic, a photojournalist of the arts in New York City, died on December 14th in Brooklyn, at age 81. Along with his journalistic work, Dantzic was also known for his work in 360-degree color panoramas from all over the United States. PDN has an obituary here.