Bob Adelman

Bob Adelman (1930, 2016) was an American documentary photographer celebrated for his intimate and powerful images of the American Civil Rights Movement, having worked alongside Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and captured defining moments of the struggle for racial equality in the 1960s. His work appeared in major publications including Life, Look, and Esquire, and he authored and contributed to numerous books documenting American social history, street life, and pop culture. Adelman's photography is prized for its humanist perspective and its role as a vital historical record of 20th-century America.