Terry Deglau (August 17, 1940 – September 14, 2019) was the portrait

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chosen by the

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to take the group photo of the world's leaders at the 2000

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. He had done a similar photograph for the UN's 50th anniversary celebration in 1995, and has done portraits of five U.S.

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. Deglau also produced and organized the photography of the 100 ''4th of July people'' for the "Photo of the Century" July 4, 1999, in

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. The son of photographer Henry Deglau, Terry Deglau was born in

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. He earned his B.S. in photographic science from

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in 1964, and a Master of Photography degree with the Professional Photographers of America Association. He served for many years as Eastman Kodak's liaison to the professional photographic community. Deglau was the recipient of many honors for his photography, including the Professional Photographers of America Director's Award, WPPI's Lifetime Achievement Award, and two PPA National Awards from Professional Photographers of Pennsylvania and Ohio Professional Photographers. Terry Deglau is a distant relative of

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star Jessica Deglau. He died on September 14, 2019, in

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United Nations Millennium Summit photo by Terry DeglauCNN story about Photo of the Century in Philadelphia
{{DEFAULTSORT:Deglau, Terry 1940 births 2019 deaths People from Latrobe, Pennsylvania American photographers