David Burnett (right), with Jeffrey Smith and Ilon Art Gallery owner, Loni Efron.

David Burnett (right), with Jeffrey Smith and Ilon Art Gallery owner, Loni Efron.

David Burnett

Washington, DC

b. 1946

David Burnett is a photojournalist with more than five decades of work covering the news, the people, and visual tempo of our age. He is co-founder of Contact Press Images, the New York based photojournalism agency, now entering its 44th year. American Photo magazine named Burnett one of the "100 Most Important People in Photography."