RIP: New York Times Photographer Bill Cunningham

Arthur O. Sulzberger Jr.: “We have lost a legend, and I am personally heartbroken to have lost a friend.”

BillCunninghamRelatedNYTLinked on the right side of this afternoon’s sad news that legendary fashion photographer Bill Cunningham passed away today at the age of 87 are a pair of republished New York Times items. The first is a piece written by Cunningham; the second is a compendium of thoughts from Anna Wintour, Oscar de la Renta, Mort Sheinman and many others about what it was like to work with the legend. Both articles were originally published in 2002.

Here’s an excerpt from Cunningham’s essay.

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