Jessica Burstein, 76, longtime photographer for the 'Law & Order' franchise, has died
By Naveen
Apr 22, 2023
Famed photographer Jessica Burstein, who helped capture the Law & Order franchise, has died after a battle with lung cancer, according to her sister.
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She was 76. She died April 11 at her home in Manhattan, her sister Patricia Burstein told The New York Times.
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Born in Mineola, New York on April 7, 1947, Jessica grew up in nearby Lawrence.
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After she graduated from New York University in 1968, she spent several years working for commercial photographer Bert Stern.
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Then, in 1974, she became what is believed to be the first woman to serve as a staff photographer at NBC.
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Jessica didn't meet Dick Wolf, the creator of Law & Order, until the early 90s.
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He hired her to photograph weekly crime scenes for the original series and eventually became the show's photographer from 1994 to 2010, when the show was canceled.