William Hall "Bill" Strode III (August 6, 1937 in Louisville, Kentucky – May 15, 2006) was an American photographer.[1][2]
In 1966, the Pictures of the Year Competition hosted by the University of Missouri and the National Press Photographers Association (NPAA) named Strode Photographer of the Year.[1] He was president of the NPAA in 1974.[1] His work for The Courier-Journal earned him two shared Pulitzer Prizes (1967 and 1976).[1] In 1976, he left the Courier-Journal to work as a freelancer. His clients included National Geographic, Time, Life, Sports Illustrated, Esquire, The New York Times, and The Washington Post.[1] Strode also worked as a photographer for the Environmental Protection Agency's Documerica project in the early 1970s.[2]
Strode's photos have been exhibited at the Smithsonian Institution, the Corcoran Gallery of Art, the Museum of Modern Art, and the Speed Art Museum.[3]
Bill Strode died of cancer on May 15, 2006 in Versailles, Kentucky at the age of 68. He is survived by his four children: Michelle Bartholomew, Erin Strode, Hope Strode, and Charlotte Strode.