Edouard "Eddie" Kuligowski (22 July 1946 – 15 January 2021) was a French photographer who won the
Niépce Prize The Niépce Prize has been awarded annually since 1955 to a professional photographer who has lived and worked in France for over 3 years and is younger than 50 years (previously 45 years) of age. It was introduced in honour of Joseph Nicéphore Nià ...
, the most prestigious prize for a photographer in
France
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.
Biography
Kuligowski was born in 1946 in
Montargis, France into a working-class family of Polish descent.
Kuligowski studied in an advertising photography studio before joining the agency ''Viva'', then ''VLOO''. Starting in 1973, his
black and white
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Media
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photographs were published several times a year such as ''Camera International'' and ''Zoom''. They were exhibited internationally.
In 1976, Kuligowski won the
Niépce Prize The Niépce Prize has been awarded annually since 1955 to a professional photographer who has lived and worked in France for over 3 years and is younger than 50 years (previously 45 years) of age. It was introduced in honour of Joseph Nicéphore Nià ...
.
In the 1980s and '90s, he took fashion and advertising photographs, which were published in magazines such as ''
Harper's Bazaar
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''.
In 2000, he began teaching photography courses and training interns.
Eddie Kuligowski died on 15 January 2021 at the age of 74.
His wife Susan died four days later.
Collections
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Bibliothèque nationale de France
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Centre Pompidou
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Musée Réatu
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Musée Cantini
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Publications
*''Transmigration'' (1977)
*''Livre premier'' (1992)
*''Rochefort et la Corderie Royale'' (1995)
*''Paris Romance'' (2000)
*''Parisienne(s)'' (2001)
*''Paroles de femmes, la liberté du regard'' (2007)
*''La photographie en France, des origines à nos jours'' (2008)
References
1946 births
2021 deaths
French photographers
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