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Martine Franck
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Martine Franck

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Photographing everyday lives and co-founding the Henri Cartier-Bresson Foundation.

D’un jour, l’autre · Tory Island Images

Born
2 April 1938
Birthplace
Antwerp
Died
16 August 2012

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Martine Franck

Martine Franck was a Belgian photographer whose portraits and documentary projects explored communities, ageing and the performing arts.

Early life

Art history

Studied art history in Madrid and at the École du Louvre in Paris.

Career

  1. 1964

    Photographic apprenticeship

    Worked as a photographic assistant at Time-Life in Paris.

  2. 1972

    Viva

    Helped establish the photographers’ agency Viva.

  3. 1983

    Magnum

    Became a full member of Magnum Photos.

Selected work

D’un jour, l’autre

A collection of her photographs.

Tory Island Images

A photographic study of the Irish island community.

Beyond work

Foundation

With her daughter, helped establish the Henri Cartier-Bresson Foundation in 2003. She became its president in 2004.

Sources & photo creditBiography and career ↗Biographical references ↗

Original photograph. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.

Photo: Henri-Cartier Bresson. Source credit retained; reuse licence not established · Original image. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.