Uzzle, Burk
American, b. 1938
Born in North Carolina in 1938, Burk Uzzle began his career in the 1950s as a photographer for the Black Star news agency. At the age of 23, he became the youngest photographer ever contracted by LIFE magazine, and he worked on assignment for the publication for five years. In 1967, he joined the photography collective Magnum, serving as a member for fifteen years and as its president for two. Uzzle left the group in 1983 and has been pursuing a variety of projects independently since.