Jean Ribiere (1922 - 1989) - Carnaval à Perpignan - 1954

Jean Ribiere (1922 - 1989) Carnaval Perpignan - 1954 Silver gelatin print 22 x 17 Author's stamp Jean Ribière is a French photographer and photojournalist still quite little known to the general public, but highly respected in the professional field. Career Born in Niort in 1922, he began very early in the press at the newspaper L’Indépendant des Pyrénées-Orientales as early as 1940. In 1944, he partnered with his wife, journalist Micheline Vialle, to found their own agency, Ribière Presse Photos, distributing their reports in numerous French and international media (L’Express, Paris Match, BBC, etc.). Photographic work His body of work covers several major axes: • Occupied and liberated France (1940s) • Daily life and the French regions (1950s–70s) • Traditions, trades, rural world • Sport (rugby, cycling, automobile) and judicial chronicles He fits into a humanist tradition close to figures like Robert Doisneau or Henri Cartier-Bresson, with an attentive eye for ordinary people and society.

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