Jacques Pavlovsky
Jacques Pavlovsky | |
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Born | 1931 |
Died | (aged 92) Urrugne, France |
Nationality | French |
Education | Beaux-Arts de Paris |
Occupation | Photojournalist |
Jacques Pavlovsky (1931 – 15 October 2023) was a French photojournalist.[1]
Biography
[edit]Born in Saint-Jean-de-Luz in 1931, Jacques was the son of architect André Pavlovsky and Yvonne Longi. He studied at the Beaux-Arts de Paris and subsequently the École de photographie et de cinéma.[2] After serving in the Algerian War, he moved to Paris and joined the Rapho news agency, directed by Raymond Grosset . During this time, he began to pursue press photography within the agency, covering French politics, May 68, the death of Charles de Gaulle, and the election of Georges Pompidou.[citation needed]
In April 1974, Pavlovsky joined the Sygma photo agency at the invitation of Hubert Henrotte .[2] He met numerous popular reporters at this time, such as Henri Bureau , Alain Keler , Alain Noguès , Jean-Pierre Laffont, William Karel, Patrick Robert , and Philippe Ledru . He notably reported on the Fall of Saigon,[3] the death of Francisco Franco, the accession of Juan Carlos I, the inauguration of Saddam Hussein,[4] and the Iran–Iraq War. His reports were published in Newsweek, The Times, and Paris Match.[citation needed]
Jacques Pavlovsky died in Urrugne on 15 October 2023, at the age of 92.[5]
Publications
[edit]- Architectures d'André Pavlovsky - La côte basque des années trente
- Pottoka, le petit cheval basque
- Les animaux de Pays basque, vautours, pottok, moutons manex, betisoak
- Regardez les danser
- Objets et saveurs du Pays basque
References
[edit]- ^ Aguirre Olhagaray, Anaiz (16 October 2023). "Décès du grand photoreporter luzien Jacques Pavlovsky". Mediabask (in French). Retrieved 17 October 2023.
- ^ a b "PAVLOVSKY Jacques". Éditions Cairn (in French).
- ^ Atwood Lawrence, Mark (22 March 2023). "Book review of Getting Out of Saigon: How a 27-Year-Old American Banker Saved 113 Vietnamese Civilians by Ralph White". The Washington Post. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
- ^ "July 1990: Iraqi President Saddam Hussein accuses and threatens Kuwait". Appalachian News-Express. 28 July 2023. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
- ^ Jans, Fabien (17 October 2023). "Pays basque : le photographe Jacques Pavlovsky est décédé". Sud Ouest (in French). Urrugne. Retrieved 17 October 2023.