Evan Vucci

Evan Vucci is an Associated Press (AP) photographer based in Washington, D.C..[1] He shoots and produces both still photography, and video projects, worldwide, on various subjects such as Washington, D.C. based sports, the U.S. military, and former President George W. Bush.[2]

Vucci is also a motivational speaker.

Life and work

Vucci is a graduate of the Rochester Institute of Technology.

One of Vucci's notable photographs is of Muntadar al-Zaidi throwing a shoe at U.S. President George W. Bush on Sunday, 14 December 2008.[3]

In 2008, Vucci made several visits to Forward Operating Base Marez in Mosul, Iraq profiling soldiers and their stories. His primary focus was a Cavalry Scout Platoon from Killer Troop, 3d Squadron, 3d Armored Cavalry Regiment (3 ACR). He spent several weeks embedded with the platoon filming their patrols and lives spent at a Combat Outpost in Western Mosul. Many of those soldiers were wounded and three were killed.[4]

He is working on a retrospective book called Power.DC.com that will include photography from Washington, D.C..

Vucci is also a motivational speaker. He uses the saying "Live life out of the Box, there is time for that when you're dead when you're put into a box forever."

References

  1. ↑ Matiash, Chelsea. "A Year on the Campaign Trail With Donald Trump". Time. Retrieved 2018-07-11.
  2. ↑ evanvucci.com
  3. ↑ "Shoe-throwing journalist's trial postponed - Conflict in Iraq". MSNBC. Retrieved 2010-05-24.
  4. ↑ "Associated Press News". Associated Press. Retrieved 2018-07-11.
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