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Françoise Demulder

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of Paris, and reported a sum of €171,000 destined to come to the aid of a French photojournalist who was very sick and without social security. In the auction, the photo by Demulder that had won the World Press Photo contest, sold for €11,000 to Yann Arthus-Bertrand.
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Born on 9 June 1947, Demulder, nicknamed Fifi, was the daughter of an electrical engineer. She was at first a model before she followed a photographer to Vietnam. It was this adventure of love that began her career as a wartime photographer.
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on 30 April 1975. The second made her, in 1977, the first female winner of the World Press Photo. Designated as the best shot of the year, this image in black and white, captured in
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She is known for two particular photos which she took. The first captures a symbolic instance where a North Vietnam tank smashes the gate at the
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On 29 October 2003, a sale of solidarity gathered together 300 prints by international photographers. The sale was organized by
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for three years, the self-made adventurer traveled to other places of crisis in the world including
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Demulder's work is held in the following public collections:
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Demulder died on 3 September 2008, age 61, having suffered a
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militant in front of a house engulfed in flames, during the
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when the city was bombed. She worked for the press agencies
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award. The winning image was a black and white photo of a
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Index


Photography
World Press Photo of the Year
war photographer
World Press Photo of the Year
Palestinian
Beirut
La Quarantaine district
Vietnam War
Angola
Lebanon
Cambodia
El Salvador
Ethiopia
Pakistan
Cuba
Yasser Arafat
Iran–Iraq War
Gulf-War
Baghdad
Gamma
Sipa Press
Independence Palace
taking of the city
Beirut
Palestinian
Phalange
massacre
Karantina
Gallery Vu'

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