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Pulitzer-Winning Photographer Slava “Sal” Veder Dies at 99

8/27/2026

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U.S. photographer Slava “Sal” Veder died at 99 in El Dorado County, California.
He died on Aug. 22, 2026, eight days before his 100th birthday.
He joined the Associated Press as a staff photographer in 1961, first in Sacramento.
His “Burst of Joy” photo won the 1974 Pulitzer Prize for Feature Photography.
He photographed Ronald Reagan, Vietnam-war protests, and the 1978 Moscone-Milk assassinations before retiring in 1993.

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U.S. photographer Slava “Sal” Veder died at 99 in El Dorado County, California.
He died on Aug. 22, 2026, eight days before his 100th birthday.
He joined the Associated Press as a staff photographer in 1961, first in Sacramento.
His “Burst of Joy” photo won the 1974 Pulitzer Prize for Feature Photography.
He photographed Ronald Reagan, Vietnam-war protests, and the 1978 Moscone-Milk assassinations before retiring in 1993.