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Alisdair Macdonald (1940-2007) was a British
Helen Macdonald: a bird’s eye view of love and loss
The Guardian, 5 November 2014.
Alisdair Macdonald (1940-2007) was a British press photographer
Photojournalism is journalism that uses images to tell a news story. It usually only refers to still images, but can also refer to video used in broadcast journalism. Photojournalism is distinguished from other close branches of photography (such ...
who worked 26 years with the '' Daily Mirror''. He took a seven year break to help launch the first full colour national newspaper Today.
In 1963 Alisdair travelled with The Beatles to Paris to document their shows at the Olympic Theatre. He would regularly photograph the band up to, and beyond their break up in 1970.
In 1989 he won first place in the Humour category of the World Press Photo contest for his photograph of a workman leaving the scene of a burst water main.
After his death, his daughter Helen Macdonald adopted a goshawk to help her cope and later wrote a book about the experience.Stephen MossHelen Macdonald: a bird’s eye view of love and loss
The Guardian, 5 November 2014.
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