Category: Obituaries
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A Love Letter from Emilie Blachère to Rémi Ochlik
Link: I loved it when you made lists of things you wanted, and you wanted a Harley Davidson, a loft, a 22,000-euro titanium Leica, and you would say to me, “What? You work at Paris Match, don’t you?”
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In Memoriam: Wayne Miller (1918 – 2013)
LightBox | Time Read the latest stories about LightBox on Time via Time: https://time.com/section/lightbox/ To photograph mankind and explain man to man — that was how legendary photographer Wayne Miller described his decades-long drive to document the myriad subjects gracing his work. Miller passed away Wednesday at the age of 94 at his home in California.
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Twenty Years After Apartheid
Twenty Years After Apartheid Joao Silva came of age as a photographer as his native South Africa was navigating a treacherous path to democracy. Twenty years later, he reflects on what has — and has not — changed. via Lens Blog: https://archive.nytimes.com/lens.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/04/29/twenty-years-after-apartheid/ In a sprawling South African township stands a tall slab of polished stone…
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Remembrances of Camille Lepage | dvafoto
Link: A number of publications and individuals have published thoughtful remembrances of Camille and her work in the past few days (and I’m sure many more in French, as well), and I thought it’d be good to collect the links here
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Michael Schmidt 1945-2014 | Conscientious Photography Magazine
Michael Schmidt 1945-2014 via Conscientious Photography Magazine: https://cphmag.com/michael-schmidt-1945-2014/ I cannot think of any other contemporary German photographer who has dealt with the country he was born into as deeply as Schmidt
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Death sentence given in AP photographer’s killing
Link: A Kabul court announced Wednesday that the Afghan police officer charged with killing Associated Press photographer Anja Niedringhaus and wounding veteran AP correspondent Kathy Gannon has been convicted and sentenced to death.
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René Burri: The Keen-eyed Master « The Leica Camera
Link: The diversity offered by his outstanding work will be a constant source of delightful new discoveries. Looking back, Burri’s life was dedicated to photography – a life that has been eventful, successful, and above all, rich in good fortune. As he has often said, “photography for me has always been about good fortune.”
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Indian-American photojournalist Rajan Devadas dies in US – The Times of India
Indian-American photojournalist Rajan Devadas dies in US – Times of India NRI Achievers News: Rajan Devadas, one of the most admired Indian-American photojournalists whose lenses chronicled US-India relations for more than half a century, has d via The Times of India: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/nri/nri-achievers/indian-american-photojournalist-rajan-devadas-dies-in-us/articleshow/45666987.cms In a career spanning more than five decades, Devadas has covered US visit…
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Death of Ray DeMoulin (Former Kodak’s Director) – The Eye of Photography
Link: Today, the world lost one of the photographer’s best friend. Photojournalists, editors, curators, gallery owners, publishers, are all in mourning. Ray DeMoulin, who was loved around the world, died last night
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Death of Jean-Luc Manaud (1948-2015) – The Eye of Photography
Link: Jean-Luc Manaud (1948-2015), the “Lord of the desert,” as he was called, died on February 28th. From Chad to Mali, the Sahara is in mourning. Manaud was born there, in the southern Tunisian city of Gafsa, where he lived until he was fifteen. His photographs are imbued with a familiarity with those surroundings. There’s…
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Legendary Photographer Mary Ellen Mark Dies at 75
Legendary Photographer Mary Ellen Mark Dies at 75 There’s some very sad news in the world of photography today: renowned American photographer Mary Ellen Mark passed away yesterday in New York City at the via PetaPixel: https://petapixel.com/2015/05/26/legendary-photographer-mary-ellen-mark-dies-at-75/ Needless to say, the world of photography has just lost one of its biggest stars.
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Mary Ellen Mark, Leica Shooter, Dies at 75 | La Vida Leica!
Those in the Leica circle are no stranger to the name Mary Ellen Mark. It is with great sadness that we must inform our readers that she has passed… She was 75. Time has an article entitled, “In Memoriam: Mary Ellen Mark (1940 – 2015)” that’s worth a read. She was an avid Leica shooter,…
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Death of Mary Ellen Mark (1940 – 2015) – The Eye of Photography
Link: “There is no demand for reality anymore”. – Mary Ellen Mark, April 27, 2015
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Huge Rally Over Killing of Mexican Journalist – The New York Times
Huge Mexico City Rally Over Killing of Journalist (Published 2015) Ruben Espinosa, who worked for the prominent magazine Proceso, and four other people were found bound and tortured in an apartment in Mexico City. Link: https://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/03/world/americas/huge-rally-over-killing-of-mexican-journalist.html Ruben Espinosa often covered politics in Veracruz, a state in southeast Mexico known to be a hostile place for…
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Slaying of Mexican photojournalist Ruben Espinosa a new low | | Dallas Morning News
Link: Here’s the new low: Espinosa was an exiled journalist in Mexico City, long considered a safe haven from the mayhem that’s engulfed Mexico for more than a decade. More than 120,000 people have been killed or disappeared since 2006. Among them dozens of journalists (organizations use different criteria and numbers range from 50 to…
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Obit: “I’m still called Nereo” | The City Paper Bogotá
Obit: “I’m still called Nereo” | The City Paper Bogotá An epic life is revealed: Colombia’s legendary photojournalist Nereo López (1920-2015). via The City Paper Bogotá: https://thecitypaperbogota.com/features/im-still-called-nereo251301/ Born in a small town along the Colombian coast in 1920, Nereo López is widely considered one of the pioneering greats of Colombian photojournalism and a man who…
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Tribute to Denis Roche by Catherine Derioz & Jacques Damez – The Eye of Photography
Link: He is dead, and the lesson of darkness doesn’t exist, just as the title of one of his exhibits at the gallery asserted. He is here in our heart. His oeuvre shaped us. It stands the test of time. With the word silence, thank you Friend.
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In Memoriam: Photographer Burgess Blevins, 73
Link: Included in the mass-firings are photo editor Sherry L. Brukbache, picture editor Nancy Lee Ott, photographer Michael “Nick” Nichols, and a designer described by colleagues as “the best designer on staff.” At least 180 staffers were fired in all, the largest layoff’s in the magazine’s 127 year history.
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Paul Moloney: 50 years of photos and friends | GreeleyTribune.com
Link: But when Paul Moloney began shooting photographs 50 years ago, that was his first camera: A Crown Graphic Press Camera, which consisted of a pressed wooden box covered with cloth and sealed so light wouldn’t leak in on the film.
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Gary Braasch, Climate Change Photographer, Dies While Snorkeling on Great Barrier Reef
Link: Braasch, who has been focusing on climate change since 1999, published his rigorous and widely acclaimed book on the subject, titled Earth Under Fire, in 2007