Ronald Traeger (1936–1968), was an American fashion photographer, artist and graphic designer. Traeger did a lot of work with

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, including the famous photos of her riding a bicycle in

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stated that Traeger "was well on the way to becoming one of the most brilliant photographers of today". He was married to fellow photographer Tessa Traeger. He died of Hodgkin's disease in 1968, aged 31.

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