American photographer Duane Michals, known for innovative, unconventional image sequences that blend photography with handwritten text, dies at age 94. Multiple outlets report that he died in Manhattan on June 9 after pneumonia. His work is frequently described as deeply personal and boundary-breaking, often using narrative structures that unfold across series of images rather than single photographs. Michals is also characterized as self-taught and notably prolific, with a style that incorporates mystical, metaphysical, and occasionally whimsical themes. The announcement of his death is attributed to New York’s DC Moore Gallery, which represents him. Together, the accounts present Michals as one of the most influential photographers of the 20th century, credited with expanding what photographic storytelling can look like by mixing visual imagery with text and staging images that invite reflection on memory, identity, and the imagination.