Marilyn Stafford, a Photojournalist Rediscovered, Dies at 97 – The New York Times

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Marilyn Stafford, a Photojournalist Rediscovered, Dies at 97

She brought a narrative eye and a social consciousness to her work, whether covering refugee crises, celebrities or fashion. But much of it might have been lost.

Link: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/24/arts/marilyn-stafford-dead.html

Ms. Stafford retired in the 1980s to learn Mandarin, write poetry and support human rights initiatives. Or maybe her razor-sharp photographic vision had lost a bit of clarity. “Many years ago,” she said, “a photographer in New York told me, ‘Photographers don’t grow old, they just grow out of focus.’”