Vaughn-Lahman, Leonard, 1953 - 2009 July 10
Dates
- Existence: 1953 - 2009 July 10
Parallel Names
- Lahman, Len, 1953 - 2009 July 10
- Lahman, Leonard M., 1953 - 2009 July 10
- Lahman, Leonard, 1953 - 2009 July 10
- Vaughn-Lahman, Len, 1953 - 2009 July 10
Biography
Leonard Vaughn-Lahman (1953-2009) was a photojournalist. He earned his undergraduate degree from Ohio University before continuing with graduate studies at the University of Missouri-Columbia.
Vaughn-Lahman started his career as a staff photographer at the Los Angeles Times and freelanced for various magazines. In 1981, he was hired by the San Jose Mercury News, where he worked for nearly three decades.
Vaughn-Lahman primarily photographed in California, South America, and the Middle East, covering assignments such as the Rodney King trial riots in Los Angeles, migration and immigration to the United States from Vietnam and South and Central America, the environment and ecological disasters, Silicon Valley, and the United States invasions of Afghanistan and Iraq after the September 11, 2001 terror attacks. In 1981, he was awarded first prize in the Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award for Outstanding Coverage of the Problems of the Disadvantaged for his photo essay, “Faces Beyond the Fence,” which documented Mexican labor migration in California.
Vaughn-Lahman died on July 10, 2009.
Occupations
Places
- Athens (Ohio) (Residence)
- Aptos (Calif.) (Residence)
- Columbia (Mo.) (Residence)
- Aptos (Calif.) (Place of Death)
Topics
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Leonard Vaughn-Lahman photographs
The Leonard Vaughn-Lahman photograph collection includes photographs taken by Vaughn-Lahman throughout his career as a photojournalist.
