Cary Wolinsky

Cary Wolinsky (October 1947 - June 2023) was a photojournalist and art photographer. He was best known for his photographic stories published regularly in National Geographic magazine starting in 1972.[1]

Early life and education

Wolinsky grew up in Jeannette, Pennsylvania, a glass-manufacturing town. His father was a photographer in Europe throughout World War II. At age twelve, Cary Wolinsky was making photographs of his hometown and creating prints in his basement darkroom.[2]

In 1965, Wolinsky entered the photojournalism program at Boston University.[2]

Photography career

Wolinsky began working as a news photographer for The Boston Globe in 1968.[3]

In 1972, he was a freelance photo-story provider to several magazines and became a contract photographer for National Geographic magazine in the mid 1980s.[4][5]

For a 1988 story on wool published in National Geographic, he wanted to show what a season’s growth of wool on a sheep looked like. He commissioned a professional sheep shearer in Australia to carefully clip one side of a sheep to create a profile view to make the point. The first half-sheared, lopsided sheep toppled over. The 30th sheep shearing worked well and the photograph was used as the lead shot in the article.[1]

Wolinsky's fine art prints have been acquired and exhibited by many museums including Boston’s Museum of Fine Arts,[6] the Cleveland Museum of Art,[7] and the Fogg Museum.[8]

Cary Wolinsky Photographs

Sources

  1. ^ a b "Cary Wolinsky 1947-2023 - The Photo Society". thephotosociety.org. Retrieved 2025-02-19.
  2. ^ a b "Biography". CARY WOLINSKY. Retrieved 2025-02-19.
  3. ^ "The Patriot Ledger Subscription Offers, Specials, and Discounts". subscribe.patriotledger.com. Retrieved 2025-02-21.
  4. ^ agendaNi (2014-03-31). "Northern Ireland through a National Geographic lens". agendaNi. Retrieved 2025-02-26.
  5. ^ "Cary Wolinsky — Pucker GalleryPuckerGallery". Pucker Gallery. Retrieved 2025-02-19.
  6. ^ "Sand House Blue, Vertical Cary Wolinsky (American, 1947 – 2023) 2004". Boston Museum of Fine Arts. Retrieved 25 February 2025.
  7. ^ "Sand House Blue Wide 2004 Cary Wolinsky". Cleveland Museum of Art. Retrieved 25 February 2025.
  8. ^ "Cary Wolinsky, Baldev Temple". Fogg Art Museum. Retrieved 25 February 2025.
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