This has been a made year for photographers as Richard Avedon, noted for his portrait and fashion photography, has died of complications from a cerebral hemorrhage suffered in a fall. The New York Times has an extensive article (http://www.nytimes.com/2004/10/01/arts/01CND-AVED.html?oref=login&hp=&oref=login&pagewanted=print&position).

Other photographic legends lost this year include Henri Cartier Bresson, Helmut Newton and Eddie Adams.