Marc Garanger (May 2, 1935 – April 28, 2020) was a French photographer.
Life
Garanger was born in 1935 in
Ézy-sur-Eure
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France
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and died on April 28, 2020, just six days before his 85th birthday.
Career
He was most famous for his portraits of
Algeria
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n women in the 1960s, where female prisoners were forced to remove their veils and were photographed by him against their will.
He was a winner of the 1966
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 photography.
References
External links
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French photographers
1935 births
2020 deaths
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