I first met Martine in 1965. I was working then as an assistant to Hugh Moffett, the editor-in-chief of Life magazine, in Paris. I remember the day when a charming and distinguished young woman made an appointment with me to see if it would be possible for her to help out the...

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"She loves sun, Shakespeare, beauty of beings and places, comedy, tragedy, Commedia Dell'Arte. She hates justice, stupidity, pretension. Who is she? You have certainly guessed; it is Ariane Mnouchkine. I've known her since we were 17. She was not yet a theater director and I was n...

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"Southern France, noon, August 15th. I went to a friend's house to swim. Fortunately I had my camera around my neck. I first saw the shadow, and I realized that I had to hurry to get this photo. It is pretty rare to have a photo present itself, but at that time I realized that I ha...

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"I really like Avigdor Arikha's painting, and he is a friend. He asked me once to photograph him in his studio. I am fascinated by duplication. I realize that when i make a portrait, I often photograph people in front of a mirror or people's reflections in a mirror. Arikha wanted to...

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I admire greatly not only her pictures with that slow moving elegant composition, which was I believe uniquely hers.  Also, of course, even at a distance, I know she was a great mainstay of the Paris Office.  And of course, I doubt there would ever have been a Fondation without M...

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Martine Franck a great elegant and shy lady are the words most often used in the many tributes written about her and yet. I remember a summer day in New York in the early 80's end of june beginning of july probably around the time of a Magnum meeting; We shared the beautifu...

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You combined honesty and kindness, a child-like ability of wonder, and the wisdom of a great age, and your photos mirror these two extremities of life, childhood and old age, which you have captured like no one else. Attracted by the most vulnerable people, you avoided exotici...

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I will remember from Martine her gentleness, her generosity and her ability to marvel, like a night of November 2005 when she was staring with admiration at her tightrope walker friend Philippe Petit who was playing magic tricks at the end of a dinner. Her photograph of two ...

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One of the pleasures of visiting Paris was the possibility that Martine would be around and not off on one of her far-away photographic journeys. Over so many years, Martine was a very special favourite friend to George and to me - always generous with her time and hospitality. ...

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I think of Martine in the midst of other people, charming us and making us feel welcome—for so often we were her guests, and never has a more gracious hostess lived.  But my favorite memory may be of a time when we were alone.  She showed me the dummy of Venus d’ailleurs, her ...

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