Iconic Newspaper Photographer Dies
posted 10:34 pm Wed January 23, 2008 - Basye, Va.
Boston died Tuesday from a rare blood disease at his home in Basye, where he had retired in 1994 after working for The Los Angeles Times, The Washington Star and the Dayton Daily News. His death was announced by the White House News Photographers Association, where he served four terms as president. Boston's photograph, "Flower Power," was a runner-up for the Pulitzer Prize. He took the picture at an anti-war demonstration in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 22, 1967.
He was also a Pulitzer Prize finalist for a 1987 photograph of Coretta Scott King unveiling a bust of her late husband, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., in the U.S. Capitol.Born in Washington, D.C., Boston graduated from the Rochester Institute of Technology and served in the Army before starting his news photography career in Dayton. He moved back to Washington to work at the Star and was director of photography when the newspaper folded in 1981. He was hired by The Los Angeles Times to establish a photo operation in the nation's capital. He covered every president from Harry Truman to Bill Clinton.
After retiring, Boston and his wife co-owned the Bryce Mountain Courier, a monthly newspaper.
He is survived by his wife of 37 years, Peggy Boston.
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