Photographer Ken Moore passes away

Photographer Ken Moore A.A. passed away this morning at the Georgetown Hospital where he was being treated for several ailments. He was 72.

Moore who in his earlier years worked with the Mirror newspaper was Stabroek News Chief Photographer for many years before retiring because of ill health. Moore leaves to mourn his wife and several children.

Stabroek News Editor-in-Chief Anand Persaud said he was deeply saddened by the passing of Moore who he said had provided yeoman’s service to the newspaper.

Ken Moore
Ken Moore

Moore’s work, he said, is an indelible part of the newspaper’s history.  From his stark black and white images in the newspaper before it went full colour to his  inimitable work in the period after, he said Moore set very high standards.

Persaud added that Moore’s passing is a grave loss to the journalism and photography community in the country and the region and he will be forever remembered.  Persaud extended condolences to his family.

According to the book`Freedom of Expression and the Birth of Stabroek News’  Moore started out at the Argosy. He had been taught his skills by Donald Periana and C.D. Kirton. He also had experience in the United States having gone there for formal training at the School of Modern Photography in Little Falls, New Jersey. Following this he worked for two years at Time-Life and eventually returned to Guyana in 1985 and opened his own studio. He began working with SN after it was established in 1986.

In a statement, the Guyana Press Association said “As a photographer, Ken Moore saw himself more as an artist than a photojournalist. He captured images that represented creativity at its best.

“Ken Moore was aggressive and tenacious in getting the whole story from as many angles of his lens as he could. His work largely predated the digital age but he would spare no thought of shooting roll upon roll of film to obtain the story line he wanted,

“Moore never really missed the moment in his quest to put on film, a still image that would be seared in the memory of all those who viewed it. He was just as good a portrait photographer as one who pursued the news story.

“His gracious but tenacious style and his work will continue to be etched in our memories.

“The Guyana Press Association salutes his sterling contribution. We extend our condolences to his sorrowing family, relatives, colleagues and friends.”