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Ira Block was born on 1949 in Brooklyn, New York, is an American photographer. Discover Ira Block's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 75 years old?

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Occupation Photographer
Age 75 years old
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Born 1949
Birthday 1949
Birthplace Brooklyn, New York
Nationality United States

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1949

Ira Block (born 1949) is an American photographer.

1968

While a student at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, Block shot for the Wisconsin State Journal and covered the turbulent 1968 Democratic Convention in Chicago for United Press International.

After leaving Wisconsin, he freelanced in New York for many magazines including Sports Illustrated, TIME and LIFE.

He was also a regular contributor to many foreign publications including Stern, Paris Match and German Geo Magazine.

1970

Since the mid-1970s, he has shot many stories for the National Geographic Magazine, National Geographic Traveler, and also National Geographic Adventure.

He has photographed diverse locations in Africa, the Australian outback, the Gobi Desert, Siberia, and the North Pole where he spent three months with the late Japanese explorer Naomi Uemura.

Block's archive includes rare archaeological relics from ancient sites in Eastern Europe and the Middle East, as well as some of the only recorded images of the ritual dances of the Pueblo Indians of the American Southwest.

1978

His first National Geographic Magazine assignment was "The Continental Shelf: Man's New Frontier" in April 1978.

In the September 1978 edition, he documented the late Japanese explorer Naomi Uemera's solo expedition by dog sled to the North Pole.

Following that he photographed a series of stories on indigenous and ancient people including the Fremont and Anasazi cultures in the United States, the Aboriginal people of Australia, and the Moche in Peru.

His archaeological work includes worldwide, underwater treasure, colonial excavations in Jamestown, Virginia and Civil War ship wrecks.

1980

In 1980, he partnered with author Tom O'Neill to document the lesser known scenes and sights of America, providing the photographs for the book Back Roads America: A Portfolio of Her People.

Additionally, he has photographed major, worldwide dinosaur finds and specimens.

2007

During the summer of 2007, Block spent time in the Gobi Desert and other parts of China for the July 2008 story "The Real Jurassic Park".

A collection of his work has been exhibited at many galleries in the United States and throughout the world.

2015

In 2015, Ira Block began to document the baseball culture in Cuba, photographing grassroots players, stadium games and veterans of the sport.

2018

In 2018, he released his book, 'Cuba Loves Baseball: A Photographic Journey by Ira Block' with more than one hundred images of baseball players of all ages.

Block's intention is to help preserve baseball's enduring presence in Cuba.

'Cuba Loves Baseball' has been exhibited at The Seattle Public Library in Seattle, Ahha Museum in Tulsa and The Binghamton University Art Museum in Binghamton.

Ira Block is also a Sony Artisan of Imagery and leads workshops and lectures throughout the world.

He is also a frequent lecturer and conducts workshops around the world.

2019

He taught a photo expedition in Tokyo in summer 2019.