German Lorca (28 May 1922 – 8 May 2021) was a Brazilian photographer.

Biography

Lorca studied accounting at the Liceu Acadêmico de São Paulo. He started his own accounting business in 1952. However, his interest in photography led him to a group of photographers in 1959, called ''Foto Cinema Clube Bandeirante''. This club included the likes of Thomaz Farkas and Chico Albuquerque. In 1954, he was official photographer of the celebration of the 400th anniversary of

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. In 2006, a retrospective titled Pinacoteca I de São Paulo was exhibited in Lorca's honor. In 2018, another retrospective honored 70 years of his photographic career. The

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possesses several of his photographs today. German Lorca died in São Paulo on 8 May 2021 at the age of 98.

References

1922 births 2021 deaths Brazilian photographers People from São Paulo {{Brazil-bio-stub