Larry Spitzer was staff photographer for The Courier-Journal and The Louisville Times for more than 35 years, traveling throughout the state, often on very short notice. He was named photography assignments editor in 1982, a position he held through his retirement in 1995. He was part of the Pulitzer Prize-winning team for 1975 coverage of court-ordered busing for school desegregation. Spitzer won numerous awards from National Press Photographers Association, Society of Professional Journalists, and International Association of Firefighters. His work has been published in Time and Life magazines and newspapers across the U.S. Active in the Society of Professional Journalists. He helped develop the student chapter at Western Kentucky University. Larry Spitzer died in July of 2016.