Gamma is a French photo agency, founded in 1966 by

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, Hubert Henrotte, Hugues Vassal and Léonard de Raemy.

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joined the agency shortly after its foundation. Gamma became a prestigious

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agency: photographers who have worked at Gamma include William Karel, Georges Merillon,

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, Françoise Demulder and Emanuele Scorcelletti. In 1999, the agency was bought by Hachette Filipacchi photo group (GHFP), a division of

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. Their name changed to the Eyedea group in March 2007, amidst reports that the agency was in financial distress. It was sold again in 2007 to Green Recovery, an

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that buys distressed companies. On 28 July 2009, the

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sought protection from creditors after making a loss of €3 million

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. In April 2010, the commercial court in Paris ruled that François Lochon, former general director of Gamma Agency, would buy the Eyedea group for 100,000 euro.

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