World Architecture Day

In honor of World Architecture Day on Oct 5th, we present highlights from Zimmerman's architecture & design portfolio.

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Zimmerman & Hulcher Cameras

Zimmerman created some of his most innovative photos with Hulcher cameras. We are pleased to announce the Charles A. Hulcher Company's donation of historical records documenting their 35 year relationship with John to our archive.

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Polio in the Jim Crow South

In 1953, LIFE sent Zimmerman to Montgomery, Alabama during a raging polio epidemic to cover the mass inoculation of 33,000 children with a costly new drug to help prevent paralysis. John's photos resonate anew amid the Covid-19 pandemic.

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Rare, signed Tony Alva Prints

Tony Alva is the godfather of modern skateboarding. A new film tells Tony's amazing story and includes several vintage Zimmerman photos. To mark the occasion, we offer a special edition of five prints signed by Tony Alva!

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JGZ Auto Book Coming Fall 2020

We are pleased to announce a new book project. 'Dream Cars: John G. Zimmerman's Photographic Chronicles of the Automobile Era' is a stellar collection of car pix from the 1950s-1980s due out next year. 

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Women Make Change

These 1954 pictures of Dorothy Myers, age 20, were first published in LIFE when she made history by becoming Michigan's youngest ever registered lobbyist.

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APAG West Photo Seminar

The American Photography Archives Group (APAG), a non-profit dedicated to advancing the legacies of American photographers, held its second annual West Coast seminar October 12-13 in Carmel.

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60 Years Ago today

Zimmerman's photograph of high school swimmer Becky Collins appeared on the cover of Sports Illustrated in 1959. Collins, who is now 75, reflects on how Zimmerman's photos impacted her life.

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