
Dennis Brack From JFK to today, Dennis Brack has photographed the Presidents of the United States and he hopes to continue this coverage for years to come. Represented by Black Star, the clients have changed through the decades: LIFE, NEWSWEEK, were major clients over these years. Brack averaged a picture a week in TIME for twenty-three years. Dennis Brack has covered ten presidential administrations and does not want to retire. As the Washington photographer for Black Star he is a member of the White House ISP pool consisting of the eight major photo agencies (ie. Getty, Corbus, UPI,SPA, European Press Association, etc.) which travels with the president in Washington. A major story for Dennis Brack was the coverage of the first Gulf War. In one week Brack’s photographs were on the covers of TIME, NEWSWEEK,U.S.NEWS, PARIS MATCH, and many other magazines throughout the world. For twenty-five years, Dennis Brack was the secretary/ treasurer of the United States Senate Standing Committee of Press Photographers. This six-member committee determines the photographic coverage of the House and Senate, the conventions, the Inauguration. He was President of the White House News Photographers Association for many years. Last year he was the Lifetime Achievement Award Winner and honored at White House News Photographers Association Eyes of History Gala. Like many TIME Magazine photographers, Dennis Brack has given his photographic collection to The Briscoe Center for American History at the University of Texas. The transparencies and negatives will be preserved to be a source for future historians. The Briscoe Center has sponsored a major exhibition of Dennis Brack’s photographs at Washington and Lee University in Lexington, Virginia. The exhibit will open at the Briscoe Center for American History in Austin, Texas in June 2013. PICTURE STORIES, A BOOK ABOUT PHOTOGRAPHERS AND THEIR STORIES, collected by Dennis Brack will be released in May 2013. Dennis Brack education: Washington and Lee University class of 1962 BA George Washington University School of Law class of 1965 LLB Speaking engagements; —Symposium commemorating the 200th Anniversary of the White House—Ryerson University; Eastman Kodak series—Washington & Lee University—White House News Photographers Association Inauguration Program—Cosmos Club Dinner To see the work of Dennis Brack: http://www..dennisbrack.com http://www.brackselections.com Dennis Brack 7704 Tauxemont Road Alexandria,Virginia 22308 703 660 0675