Rumble In The Jungle by Ken Regan

'Rumble in the Jungle’

Sports, Honorable Mention prize singles

30-10-1974

Muhammad Ali floors world heavyweight champion George Foreman at the 'Rumble in the Jungle' in the May 20 Stadium in Kinshasa, Zaire (now DR Congo). The 1975 World Press Photo jury wrote about its decision to award an honorable mention to this photo in the 1975 yearbook: 'While most good pictures are the result of freezing a moment in a sports event, this one is an exception. It has been skillfully planned and composed. Although the exposure was triggered off by remote control, the result is technically brilliant and captures the climax of the fight in an original way.'

Commissioned by: Time

Photo Credit: Ken Regan

Ken Regan was born and grew up in the Bronx. He studied journalism at Columbia and attended New York University’s Film School. His early photography career began in the sports arena where he covered the World Series, Super Bowls, the Olympics, heavyweight championship fights, Hockey, Basketball, Tennis, Auto Racing and other professional sports for Time, Sports Illustrated, Life, and Newsweek.

In the 70s, Ken founded Camera 5, his own photo agency which represented 15 photographers who covered riots and demonstrations in the United States and wars in Vietnam and later in the Persian Gulf and Bosnia. Photo essays about gold mining in Brazil, the Columbo family’s involvement in the Mafia, poverty in Harlem, Vietnam Veterans, and a scientist on the Amazon are among his favorite assignments. He has also toured with some of the most renowned musicians in Rock-‘n-Roll history. In 1975, he did back to back tours with Bob Dylan and the Rolling Stones. He covered the Band’s Last Waltz, and George Harrison’s benefit for Bangladesh amongst many other Rock festivals and events. He worked closely with renowned concert promoter Bill Graham and was the main photographer for his biggest events such as Amnesty International, Live Aid and others.

By the late Eighties, Ken had over 200 magazine covers to his credit, as well as numerous awards from the Missouri School of Journalism and World Press Photo to the New York Newspaper Guild.

Consumed with a passion for images, Ken continued his tireless pursuit of hard news, sports, and human interest stories for Vanity Fair, Rolling Stone, Newsweek, Paris Match, Time, Esquire, Entertainment Weekly, People, U.S. News and World Report, Good Housekeeping, and the Ladies Home Journal.

Ken passed away unexpectedly in November 2012. He will be greatly missed.