Al Chang (July 13, 1922 – September 30, 2007) was an American military photographer twice nominated for the Pulitzer Prize. He was a dock worker in 1941 when he witnessed the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, and would later work as a military photographer for the U.S. Army, serving in World War II, and the Korean War and the Vietnam War. He briefly left the armed forces to work for National Geographic and the Associated Press during the Vietnam War, but then returned to work for the Army during the war. His work includes photographs of the official surrender of Japan aboard the , and a photograph of an American sergeant embracing a fellow soldier which was featured in Edward Steichen's The Family of Man. Notes External links Al Chang, 85; Trained Lens On 3 Wars Washington Post, October 5, 2007. 1922 births 2007 deaths Deaths from leukemia 20th-century American photographers World War II photographers United States Army personnel of World War II United States Army personnel of the Korean War United States Army personnel of the Vietnam War Vietnam War photographers War correspondents of the Korean War