Ronald T. Bennett has an uncanny ability to get where the action is and behind the scenes of a story with his camera. Ron Bennett’s career began as a staff newspaper photographer at The Oregon Journal and Oregonian, Portland, Oregon after which he joined the staff of United Press International, Los Angeles, California and then Washington, D.C. Ron Bennett has worked as a contractor for Time/Life, Newsweek, Associated Press, U.S. News & World Report and special assignments for Sports Illustrated magazines. Ron Bennett was the photo editor of the San Diego Union, California and photo manager of photography for US Government cabinet member.
While at UPI Ron Bennett was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize for his photographs of the assassination of Senator Robert F. Kennedy. Ronald T. Bennett has received numerous other photo honors including awards from the National Headliners, White House News Photographers, National Press Photographers, World Press Photo, California News Photographers and Los Angeles News Photographers. Ron Bennett worked with Presidents from Kennedy to Bush and their Cabinets. Exhibitor in several juried art shows in Southern California and Arizona. Marketing fine art photographs nationally and internationally.
Bennett has photographed some of his generation’s biggest stories including: Watts riots, Charles Manson murders of Sharon Tate; Anti-war demonstrations; bombing of the U.S. Capitol; Watergate; the return of POW’s from Vietnam; Vietnam My Lai courts-martial; Three Mile Island melt down; Eruption of Mount St. Helen’s; Fall of the Shah of Iran; Commercial airline crashes; Space shuttles; Pope John Paul visit to the USA; Hollywood; Academy Awards; Olympics; Championship NFL, NBA, NHL; World Series baseball; Rose Bowl; World Champion Heavyweight Boxing; National Democratic and Republican Conventions; Campaign of Presidents; Inauguration of Presidents; Travel with Presidents of the United States, both abroad and within the USA; President Nixon’s resignation; President Ford’s pardon of Nixon; Camp David Peace Accord; United Nations; First American invited by President Castro to Cuba; Assassination attempts on Gov. George Wallace, and President Ford; Reagan and Gorbachev summits, wars and travel through out the world.
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