Burk Uzzle remembers taking pictures at the bus station when he was just a teenager living in eastern North Carolina. In high school, he worked part-time as a photographer for the News & Observer and eventually became the youngest photographer hired by LIFE magazine. Throughout the years,Uzzlecaptured iconic images of Martin Luther KingJr. and Woodstock, and his archive now spans six decades and prominently features images of his Southern roots.
Uzzle'swork is showcased in three new exhibits: Burk Uzzle: American Chronicle at the North Carolina Museum of Art in Raleigh, on view until September 25; Burk Uzzle: Southern Landscapes at theNasherMuseum of Art in Durham is open until September 18; and All About America: Photographs by Burk Uzzleat theAcklandArt Museum in Chapel Hill on view from June 24 to September 11.
Guest host Phoebe Judge talks with BurkUzzleabout his upbringing in the rural South and the stories behind his photographs.
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