01/12/07: Sabine Weiss
Born in 1924 in Switzerland, Sabine Weiss liked to photograph as of childhood.
At eighteen years, she realizes that she will make her trade of this privileged means of expression.
She makes her training at Boissonnas in Geneva of 1942 to 1945, before taking down, this same year, her diploma of photography and opening a workshop in Geneva.
Installed in Paris since 1946, she is the assistant of Willy Maywald, celebrates photographer of mode, before becoming independent photographer in 1950.
In 1952, in the office of the director of Vogue, Robert Doisneau discovers her photographs and proposes her to join the Rapho agency of which he is part.
In addition to her entry at Rapho, 1952 mark the signing of a contract with Vogue, for the fashion and the report, which ends in 1961.
Since she furrows the world furrows and shares her time between orders for publicity and press (Time, Life, Newsweek, Town and Country, Holiday, Paris-Match, etc).
At eighteen years, she realizes that she will make her trade of this privileged means of expression.
She makes her training at Boissonnas in Geneva of 1942 to 1945, before taking down, this same year, her diploma of photography and opening a workshop in Geneva.
Installed in Paris since 1946, she is the assistant of Willy Maywald, celebrates photographer of mode, before becoming independent photographer in 1950.
In 1952, in the office of the director of Vogue, Robert Doisneau discovers her photographs and proposes her to join the Rapho agency of which he is part.
In addition to her entry at Rapho, 1952 mark the signing of a contract with Vogue, for the fashion and the report, which ends in 1961.
Since she furrows the world furrows and shares her time between orders for publicity and press (Time, Life, Newsweek, Town and Country, Holiday, Paris-Match, etc).
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