Dirck Halstead

Dirck Storm Halstead (December 24, 1936 – March 25, 2022) was an American photojournalist. He was editor and publisher of The Digital Journalist, an online photojournalism magazine.

Early life Halstead was born in Huntington, New York, on December 24, 1936. His father, William S. Halstead, was an inventor in radio and television development. He held many patents for his pioneer work in radio and television, including stereophonic FM radio, and developing mountain-top relay systems that were key for building TV networks in Japan and Jordan. His mother, Leslie (Munro) Halstead, worked as a telecommunications engineer. He later accepted a contract with them that same year which lasted for the next 29 years. Halstead was one of the six photographers who accompanied Richard Nixon on his historic trip to China in 1972. His photographs have appeared on 49 Time covers, more than any other photographer. In 2002 he received the lifetime achievement award from the White House News Photographers Association, and in 2004 he won the Joseph A. Sprague Award for lifetime achievement and service to photojournalism. The Missouri Honor Medal from the University of Missouri School of Journalism was given to Halstead in 2007 for superior achievement in journalism.

The archive of Halstead's works is located at the Dolph Briscoe Center for American History at The University of Texas at Austin, where he was a senior fellow in photojournalism. His book Moments in Time: Photos and Stories from One of America's Top Photojournalists, was published in 2006. Halstead's other two marriages both ended in divorce. He resided in Boquete, Chiriquí, Panama, during his later years and died there of a cerebral hemorrhage on March 25, 2022, aged 85.

Publications Moments in Time: Photos and Stories from One of America's Top Photojournalists. Halstead, Harry N. Abrams, 2006. .