In memoriam

Saying Goodbye to Tim
By Jacques Menasche

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On Tuesday, May 24th, hundreds of mourners gathered inside the First Presbyterian Church on Fifth Avenue in New York City to begin — in the words of Sebastian Junger — “the process of living in a world without Tim.”

25.05.2011[ read full story ]

In memoriam

Harry Lunn
A touching anecdote

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In response to last Friday’s homage to Harry Lunn, his son Christophe wrote “The Hank O’Neal picture you selected was the last portrait taken of my father, in 1998, at Berenice Abbott’s 100th anniversary celebration. Every year, on her birthday, a small group of ...

16.05.2011[ read full story ]

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Peter Hay Halpert
Harry Lunn tribute

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A few days ago, Harry Lunn would have celebrated his 78th birthday. For many people, his flamboyance, his knowledge of photography, his generosity, his excesses and his mood swings are missing. New York art dealer Peter Hay Halpert is one of those people.

13.05.2011[ read full story ]

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Last Roll of Kodachrome
Frame by Frame

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VanityFair.com presented yesterday a slide show of the photos taken with the very last roll of Kodachrome to come off Kodak’s assembly line. The three dozen frames by photographer Steve McCurry, depict scenes from New York, Bombay, Rajasthan, Bombay, Istanbul, London, and f...

10.02.2011[ read full story ]

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The Journalist’s Memorial in Bayeux

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76 journalists were killed in 2009. Their names are now engraved on a stone monument reading « Memorial to journalists and freedom of the press » unveiled here in Bayeux on Thursday, October 7th, 2010 by the companion of the late photographer and documentary film-maker, Christ...

25.10.2010[ read full story ]

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