Paul Caponigro

1932

American (United States)

Born 7 December 1932. In 1952 Caponigro took up photography and became an apprentice at a Boston, Massachusetts photographic studio. From 1953 to 1955 Caponigro was posted as a United States Army photographer in San Francisco, California. In 1955 Caponigro returned to Boston, Massachusetts and worked as a freelance photographer. Caponigro was a founding member of the Association of Heliographers, New York in 1963. In 1966 Caponigro travelled to Ireland to make a photographic study of ancient monuments. In 1976 Caponigro photographed in Japan. From 1973 Caponigro has lived in Santa Fe, New Mexico.