Bud Lee

The Great Painted Cave 2019 Bud Lee

The first comprehensive book of the late legendary photographer Bud Lee, spanning his 50 year career.
Born Charles Todd Lee Jr, Bud Lee was a Florida based photojournalist and artist. After joining the Army, Lee began working as a photographer in 1965 for Stars & Stripes newspaper. The following year the Department of Defense and the National Press Photographers Association named him U. S. Military Photographer of the Year. This led to a job as a photojournalist with Life magazine where, during the summer of 1967, Lee captured images of the civil rights movement in Detroit and Newark. In Newark, he captured the image of a bleeding 12-year-old Joe Bass, who had been caught in the crossfire as a police officer shot looter Billy Furr. This image became the cover of Life magazine, July 28, 1967, Lee's first. Bud Lee features a full representation of his work.