Frank Scherschel was a photographer born in 1907 in Madison, Wisconsin who worked as a news photographer for The Milwaukee Journal from 1926 to 1942 before joining Life magazine. As a staff photographer for Life, he covered World War II in Europe and the Pacific, receiving photography awards for his work. Later in his career, he oversaw the photographic laboratory for the United States Information Agency before retiring in 1972.

1. Task 3- The Photographer
Andy Gronow

2. Frank Scherschel
• Born in Madison, Wisconsin 1907
• Died in St. Mary's Hospital in Madison, Wisconsin 1981 (Age 74)
• He was a news photographer for The Milwaukee Journal from 1926 to
1942 before joining Life.
• In 1950, he received the Joseph A. Sprague Memorial Award for
excellence, presented by the National Press Photographers Association.
• He became a staff photographer for Life magazine who covered World War
II in Europe, including the liberation of Paris, and in the Pacific.
• In 1962, he was in charge of the photographic laboratory for the United
States Information Agency in Washington.
• He retired in 1972 and opened a camera store in Baraboo.

3. Other examples of Frank Scherschel’s
work