Photog Tribute: Black and White, Still Read All Over?

By: Joe Strupp Before Aug. 22, few readers of the Lincoln (Neb.) Journal Star had likely ever heard of famed photojournalist Henri Cartier-Bresson. But few will likely forget him now.

In his honor, the Journal Star published every photo in that Sunday's paper in black and white. "We were really going for impact," said Bill Vobejda, the paper's marketing director. Publisher Bill Johnston said the idea drew some positive reactions, but nothing negative.

The tribute edition was the brainchild of Photo Editor Jim Colburn, who had wanted to honor Cartier-Bresson in a special way since the photojournalist's death in early July. "He is the most influential photojournalist of the 20th century; he revolutionized the way people look at pictures," Colburn said.