early life and career benedict joseph fernandez iii, an american educator and street photographer, was born on april 5, 1936, in manhattan, new york city. his father, of puerto rican descent, worked as an office manager, while his mother, pamela (perella), was a housewife of italian descent. raised in the east harlem neighborhood, fernandez attended haaren high school and received a brownie camera shortly before becoming a teenager. photography career fernandez's photography career began in the early 1960s, covering the american civil rights movement and anti-vietnam war movement. he document…