Timeline

1912

Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Russian immigrant parents

1946

Began photographing

1948

Studied Photography with Alexei Brodovitch, New School for Social Research, New York, NY

1957

Became a member of Magnum Photos

1962

Moved to England

1980

National Book Award (for In China)

Lifetime Achievement Award, the American Society of Magazine Photographers, USA

1995

Fellow of the Royal Photographic Society, UK

Master Photographer, International Center of Photography, New York, NY

1996

Kraszna-Krausz Book Award (for In Retrospect)

1997

Member, Advisory Committee of the National Museum of Photography, Film & Television, Bradford, UK

Honorary Degree of Doctor of Humanities, the American International University in London, UK

Honorary Degree of Doctor of Letters, Staffordshire University, Stoke on Trent, UK

Honorary Degree of Doctor of Science, University of St. Andrews, UK

2003

Order of the British Empire, UK