Howard Bingham

Howard Bingham (born Jackson, Mississippi, May 29, 1939) is a biographer of Muhammad Ali and a professional photographer.[1][2]

He was the son of a minister and Pullman porter. After initially failing a photography course, he was hired by a local newspaper. While working there, he met the young Cassius Clay (later to become Muhammad Ali).[3] The two had an instant rapport, one that led to a lifelong friendship. Bingham went on to create arguably the definitive book of photographs of Ali, Muhammad Ali: A Thirty-Year Journey.[4]

Bingham was one of the first black photographer to work on a Hollywood International Cinematographers Guild camera crew. Adger Cowans joined the local 644 in 1969 which became the local 600 after working on Cotton Comes to Harlem produced by MGM. His photographs have been published in magazines and periodicals including: Life, Look, Time, Newsweek, Sports Illustrated, People, Ebony and others. He was selected as a photographer for the 1990 project Songs of My People.[5]

Bingham has been noted for interviewing James Earl Ray, the man who assassinated Martin Luther King, Jr, as well as photographing the Black Panthers for LIFE at various points in his career.[1]

In 2015, Bingham's work was featured in an exhibit called "Light Catchers" at the California African American Museum along with six other prominent African-American photographers.[6]

References

  1. 1 2 Deford, Frank You don't know Muhammad Ali until you know his best friend Sports Illustrated. March 11, 2016
  2. ↑ Rosen, James The Champ and Mr. X National Review Online. March 11, 2016
  3. ↑ Weeks, Jonny Muhammad Ali – through the eyes of the photographers who know him best Guardian. March 11, 2016
  4. ↑ Bingham, Howard L., et al. Muhammad Ali: a Thirty Year Journey. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1993. ISBN 0-671-76078-5
  5. ↑ University of Missouri. "Songs of My People: A Collection of Photographs from the Museum of Art and Archaeology." Accessed August 7, 2009.
  6. ↑ Frazier, Charise 'Light Catchers' Captures Work of 7 Iconic Black Photographers NBCNews. March 11, 2016


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