The Great Painted Cave

The first comprehensive book of the late legendary photographer Bud Lee, spanning his 50 year career.

Born Charles Todd Lee Jr, Bud Lee was a Florida based photojournalist and artist.

After joining the Army, Lee began working as a photographer in 1965 for Stars & Stripes newspaper.

The following year the Department of Defense and the National Press Photographers Association named him U.S.

Military Photographer of the Year. This led to a job as a photojournalist with Life magazine where, during the summer of 1967, Lee captured images of the civil rights movement in Detroit and Newark.

In Newark, he captured the image of a bleeding 12-year-old Joe Bass, who had been caught in the crossfire as a police officer shot looter Billy Furr.

This image became the cover of Life magazine, July 28, 1967, Lee's first.

Bud Lee features a full representation of his work.