About
Oliver began editing and researching photographs from Vietnam at the Associated Press in New York (1971) . After working briefly for two newspapers, he left for Belfast Northern Ireland (1972) to cover the conflict for the Associated Press and TIME Magazine. Oliver photographed for the New York Times, Associated Press, SIPA Press of Paris, Fortune Magazine, Business Week, Pfizer, Atlantic Richfield, Lincoln Center, NASDAQ and Billy Joel. In Washington, D.C. (1979-1982), he covered the White House, State Department and Capitol Hill for TIME Magazine and the The Los Angeles Times. Following Washington, he covered the cultural world in New York, exclusively, for the Los Angeles Times (1982-1985), then became a staff photographer at Newsday in New York City, the Features Photography Editor at Newsday, the Editor for National and International News & Features at Gamma Liaison (now Getty Images), a Daily Arts Photography Editor at the New York Times, Editorial Director of Magnum Photos and Director of Photography at the Washingtonian Magazine in Washington, D.C. Oliver has photographed in Europe and in East and West Africa. Oliver was honored as “One of the 100 Most Important People in Photography” by American Photo.
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