Former Associated Press photographer Jack Smith, left, is
pictured with fellow photographer Steven Nehl, then of the Oregonian newspaper.
SEATTLE (AP) — Jack Smith, an Associated Press photographer
who captured unforgettable shots of the eruption of Mount St.
Helens, the Exxon-Valdez oil spill, boxer Mike Tyson biting off
part of Evander Holyfield’s ear, and weeping figure skater Tonya
Harding at the Olympics during a 35-year career with the news organization, has died. He was 80.
His wife Judy said he passed away on Jan. 4 at his home in La
Mesa, California. He had cancer and had been in hospice care.
