Photographer Richard Avedon dead at 81 Friday, October 1, 2004 Posted: 2:04 PM EDT (1804 GMT) NEW YORK (AP) -- Richard Avedon, the revolutionary photographer who redefined fashion photography as an art form while achieving critical acclaim through his stark black-and-white portraits of the powerful and celebrated, died Friday. He was 81. Avedon suffered a brain hemorrhage last month while on assignment in San Antonio, Texas, for The New Yorker, taking pictures for a piece called "On Democracy." He spent months on the project, shooting politicians, delegates and citizens from around the country. He died at Methodist Hospital, said Perri...