Former UPI photographer Don Rypka's images in Washington(25 images)

Don Rypka, a UPI photographer in Washington during the 1980s, has died at 73 in the city of Tucumán in northwest Argentina. His images capturing the assassination attempt on President Ronald Reagan in 1981 made him a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize, along with UPI staff for news coverage of the event. Here is a collection of some of his work.

Queen Elizabeth II deadpans a crack about California's abominable weather that delights President Ronald Reagan during the queen's brief address at a state dinner on March 3, 1983 at San Francisco's M.F.de Young Museum. Photo by Don Rypka/UPI

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Reagan enjoys the applause from a joint session of Congress prior to delivering a State of the Union address. Vice President George Bush and House Speaker Thomas O'Neill stand behind him. Photo by Don Rypka/UPI

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The president and first lady Nancy Reagan sign autographs for children of Congress Heights Elementary School in Washington as they depart the White House on January 20, 1984 to spend the weekend at Camp David. Photo by Don Rypka/UPI

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Reagan leans over to talk to former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, chairman of the commission on Central America at the White House. Kissinger had delivered a report calling for immediate new aid to El Salvador and more attention to human rights. Photo by Don Rypka/UPI

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