Mel Rosenthal, DEAD @ 77

Photographer Who Captured the Bronx

While teaching photography at Empire State College for 36 years he was especially known for photographing the blight of the South Bronx in the 1970s and ’80s.  He focused on the people of the area instead of simply showing the burned-out buildings and desolate streets. 

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