Cotton Coulson (1952 – May 27, 2015 inTromsø, Norway) was a photographer known for his work forNational Geographic magazine.
Coulson graduated fromNew York University Film School in 1975, and was hired byNational Geographic in 1976,[1] after having begun contributing to them as a freelancer in 1975.[2]
He also worked atThe Baltimore Sun, where he was a director of photography,[3] and atU.S. News & World Report, where he was an associate director of photography.[1]
In 1996, he collaborated withRick Smolan on Smolan's "24 Hours in Cyberspace" project;[4] he subsequently joinedCNET, where he was senior vice-president of creative services until 1999, at which point he was promoted to vice president and executive producer.[5]
On May 24, 2015, Coulson wasscuba diving in the waters of theSvalbard Archipelago as part of a photography assignment, when he signaled to his diving partner that he needed to surface immediately.[4]By the time they emerged from the water, he was unresponsive;CPR was performed,[2] but he died in hospital three days later, without having ever regained consciousness.[4]
Coulson was married to fellow photographerSisse Brimberg, who was also his professional partner;[6] they met at a photography seminar in 1976.[4]
He was named forCotton Mather.[4]
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