David Drew Zingg, circa 1999.

David Drew Zingg (December 14, 1923 - July 28, 2000), was an American photographer and journalist. He spent nearly forty years in Brazil (mostly split between Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo), beginning in 1964, becoming an important figure in the cultural life of the both cities and the Bossa Nova movement of the 60s. December 14 is the 348th day of the year (349th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1923 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... July 28 is the 209th day (210th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 156 days remaining. ... 2000 is a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This is a list of notable photographers in the art, documentary and fashion traditions. ... A journalist is a person engaged in the profession of journalism. ... Ipanema beach A NASA satellite image of Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro (meaning River of January in Portuguese) is the name of both a state and a city in southeastern Brazil. ... Landmark buildings Edifício Italia (at left) and Copan (curved façade at center), in São Paulo Downtown. ... 1964 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Bossa nova is a style of Brazilian music invented in the late 1950s by a group of middle-class students and musicians living in the Copacabana and Ipanema beachside districts of Rio de Janeiro. ...

David Zingg was born in Montclair, New Jersey on the 14th of December, 1923. He studied at Columbia University in New York City, majoring in history and literature, where he later gave classes in journalism. He worked in the newsroom of NBC, and volunteered for the US Air Force in the Second World War. He was based in England. After he was grounded, he became a war correspondent in France and Germany for the Armed Services Radio. Montclair is a township located in Essex County, New Jersey. ... State nickname: The Garden State Other U.S. States Capital Trenton Largest city Newark Governor Richard Codey (acting) Official languages None defined Area 22,608 km² (47th)  - Land 19,231 km²  - Water 3,378 km² (14. ... December 14 is the 348th day of the year (349th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1923 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... Columbia University is a private university in New York City. ... Midtown Manhattan, looking north from the Empire State Building, 2005 New York City (officially named the City of New York) is the most populous city in the state of New York and the entire United States. ... The 1986 Peacock logo, designed by Chermayeff & Geismar. ... Seal of the Air Force. ... A war correspondent is a journalist who covers stories first-hand from a war zone. ...

In New York City, Zingg was an editor, writer and reporter for Look and Life magazines. He became a free-lance photographer during that period. Look was a weekly, general-interest magazine published in the United States from 1937 to 1971, with more of an emphasis on photographs than articles. ... A cover of Life Magazine from 1911 Life has been the name of two notable magazines published in the United States. ...

Although he was based in New York, Zingg traveled the world and contributed text and photographs to a long list of publications including Look, Life, Esquire, Show, Town and Country, GQ, Sports Illustrated, Vogue, Interview, El Paseante, Zoom, Modern Photography, Popular Photography, The New York Times, London Sunday Times, London Sunday Telegraph and The Observer. Look was a weekly, general-interest magazine published in the United States from 1937 to 1971, with more of an emphasis on photographs than articles. ... A cover of Life Magazine from 1911 Life has been the name of two notable magazines published in the United States. ... Esquire is a magazine for men owned by the Hearst Corporation. ... Town & Country is an American magazine focusing on high society and fashion. ... GQ can refer to several things: Gentlemens Quarterly, a mens magazine The ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code for Equatorial Guinea GQ, a replacement Quake 1 game engine This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Sports Illustrated is a popular weekly American sports magazine owned by media giant Time Warner. ... For other meanings, see vogue. ... Interview was a magazine founded by artist Andy Warhol and Gerard Malanga in 1969. ... The New York Times is an internationally known daily newspaper published in New York City and distributed in the United States and many other nations worldwide. ... The Sunday Times is the name of several Sunday newspapers. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ...

Brazilian actress Leila Diniz photographed by David Drew Zingg. This picture caused an uproar at the time of its publication, due to its mixture of pregnancy and nudity.

He covered many famous celebrities, such as John Kennedy, Winston Churchill, Che Guevara, Marcel Duchamp, Lawrence Durrell, Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, Bobby Short and Ella Fitzgerald. There have been several John Kennedys: John F. Kennedy, American president John F. Kennedy, Jr. ... The Right Honourable Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill KG, OM, CH, PC, FRS (November 30, 1874 – January 24, 1965) was a British statesman, best known as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom during World War II. At various times an author, soldier, journalist, and politician, Churchill is generally regarded as... Che Guevara Dr. Ernesto Rafael Guevara de la Serna (June 14, 1928¹ – October 9, 1967), commonly known as Che Guevara, was an Argentine-born Marxist revolutionary and Cuban guerrilla leader. ... Marcel Duchamp (July 28, 1887 - October 2, 1968) was a French/American artist. ... Lawrence Durrell (February 27, 1912 – November 7, 1990) was a British novelist, poet, dramatist, and travel writer. ... Louis Armstrongs stage personality matched his flashy trumpet as captured in this photo by William P. Gottlieb. ... Edward Kennedy Duke Ellington (Born: April 29, 1899 in Washington, DC – Died: May 24, 1974 in New York City) was an American jazz composer, pianist and bandleader. ... Bobby Short (born September 15, 1924) is an American cabaret singer known for his interpretation of songs by early 20th century composers like Rodgers and Hart and Cole Porter. ... Ella Fitzgerald photographed by Carl Van Vechten, 1940 Ella Fitzgerald (April 25, 1917 - June 15, 1996), also known as Lady Ella, was one of the most important jazz singers, and the winner of thirteen Grammy Awards. ...

In 1959, Zingg landed in Rio de Janeiro as a crew member on the Buenos Aires-Rio Ocean Race, which he had also covered for Life and Sports Illustrated. 1959 was a common year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ...

Enamored with Brazil, Zingg began to shuttle back and forth between Rio and New York . His coverage of Brazil's development, including the construction of Brasilia, appeared in various US and British publications. On a four-month assignment covering the arts in South America for Show Magazine, he was present at the opening night of the Bossa Nova show featuring Tom Jobim and Vinicius de Moraes at Rio's Bom Gourmet Club. He was instrumental in arranging for the seminal 1962 concert of Bossa Nova at New York's Carnegie Hall. Bras lia is the capital city of Brazil and is located in the center of the country in a federal district created in the state of Goi s. ... South America South America is a continent crossed by the equator, with most of its area in the Southern Hemisphere. ... Bossa nova is a style of Brazilian music invented in the late 1950s by a group of middle-class students and musicians living in the Copacabana and Ipanema beachside districts of Rio de Janeiro. ... Antonio Carlos Jobim (born Antonio Carlos Brasileiro de Almeida Jobim, January 25, 1927 - December 8, 1994), also called Tom Jobim, was a Brazilian composer, arranger, singer, pianist and one of the greatest legends of bossa nova. ... Vinicius de Moraes (October 19, 1913 - July 9, 1980), born as Marcus Vinícius da Cruz de Melo Morais in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, was a seminal figure in contemporary Brazilian music. ... Carnegie Hall is a concert venue in Manhattan, New York City. ...

In December of 1964, Zingg came to Rio to do a photographic essay for Look Magazine. Zingg did not leave after the shoot, and after three months, he moved out of the legendary Copacabana Palace hotel to the home of the Carioca architect, Sergio Bernardes. A Carioca is a person born in the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. ...

After taking up his own residence in Rio, he began to photograph for Adolfo Bloch's Manchete magazine. In his Carioca phase, Zingg photographed several films of the Cinema Novo movement. In a short time, Roberto Civita invited him to become part of the team which was producing the innovative monthly magazine, Realidade. In 1978 Zingg moved from Rio de Janeiro to São Paulo.

In the almost 40 years of this residence in Brazil, he photographed for a variety of Brazilian magazines, as well as having been a columnist for a number of them. From 1987 until his death in 2000, he worked at the Folha de São Paulo newspaper, where he wrote a column entitled "Tio Dave" (Portuguese for "Uncle Dave").

David Drew Zingg died on July 28th, 2000, in São Paulo, Brazil, of multiple organ failure, after complications resulting from a prostate surgery a month earlier. Landmark buildings Edifício Italia (at left) and Copan (curved façade at center), in São Paulo Downtown. ...

References

• [1] (http://www.zingg.com.br) Site with bio, pictures and more, last updated prior to his death. His bio was adapted from this site.
• [2] (http://www.zaz.com.br/istoegente/53/tributo/) ISTOÉ Gente obituary.

External Links

• [3]  (http://barbra-archives.com/MagazineArchives/look1963.html) Barbra Streisand as photographed by David Drew Zingg.

• [4]  (http://dynamic.si.cnn.com/si_online/covers/issues/1960/1226.html) Sports Illustrated cover photo with John Kennedy, shot by Zingg