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Michael Brennan (born August 13, 1943) is an English-American photographer who is known for his photographic portraits of leaders, athletes, celebrities and cultural figures.〔Artworks Gallery,("Michael Brennan Fine Art Photography" ) ,Retrieved on 4 February 2014.〕 == Career == Born in Sheffield, Yorkshire, Brennan began his career as a runner and then a news photographer for ''The Croydon Times''. Between 1964 and 1970 he worked in the North of England as a photographer for the regional offices of ''The Sunday People'' and ''The Daily Herald''.〔The Michael Brennan Photo Library,("About Michael Brennan" ), Retrieved on 4 February 2014.〕 He first gained notice for a series of photographs he took of the death of Donald Campbell who died while attempting the world water speed record in 1967. The photos appeared in ''Life'' magazine and won Brennan the British News Picture of the Year award.〔The Michael Brennan Photo Library,("About Michael Brennan" ), Retrieved on 4 February 2014.〕 Brennan worked next as a photographer for Rupert Murdoch's ''The Sun''. After then moving to the ''Daily Mail'' he covered important news events like The Troubles in Northern Ireland and The Indo-Pakistani wars and conflicts and spent time with the then unknown Mother Teresa of Calcutta.〔The Michael Brennan Photo Library,("About Michael Brennan" ), Retrieved on 6 February 2014.〕 After moving to the United States in 1973 Brennan began taking photos of American notables, and also accepted photo assignments for ''Sports Illustrated'' magazine. This assignment led to a series of photos of the boxer Muhammad Ali. A 1977 Brennan photo of Muhammad Ali has been called "iconic" and is in the collection of the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery.〔Independent News: Profiles ("Michael Brennan: 'In a hundredth of a second I shot the picture I had always dreamed of'" ), ''The Independent'', London, 23 March 2011. Retrieved on 4 February 2014.〕 After a fifty year career in photography, Brennan is now retired and living in Costa Rica . 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Michael Brennan (photographer)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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