Gary Haynes passes away

The Philadelphia Inquirer has reported the passing of Gary Haynes who died at 76:

[blockquote]Gary Haynes, a distinguished photojournalist who assembled and directed a team of Pulitzer Prize-winning photographers at The Inquirer in the 1970s and ’80s, has died at 76. Mr. Haynes was found Friday morning at his home in San Francisco after family and friends could not reach him by phone. The Medical Examiner’s Office there said Mr. Haynes died of natural causes that were still being determined. “Almost overnight, he brought the paper into modern photojournalism,” recalled Gene Roberts, the Inquirer editor who hired Mr. Haynes away from the New York Times in 1974. “He brought in a whole new wave of photographers.” more…[/blockquote]