I.C. Rapoport

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  • The French Trotting Horse That Ate Artichokes

    The French Trotting Horse That Ate Artichokes

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    JAMIN (August 1959)     Once again, my boss Paul Slade was off shooting a story in Hollywood or somewhere glamorous and I was asked by Stephane Grueff to accompany Match reporter Philippe de Bausset to Roosevelt Raceway in Westbury, Long Island to photograph a French  wonder, a trotting horse named Jamin who was not famous…

  • Fidel Comes to New York

    Fidel Comes to New York

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    FIDEL CASTRO (April 1959)      Three and a half months after he removed dictator Batista from power in Havana, revolutionary Fidel Castro, the Presidente of Cuba, and his band of romantic, world-wide heroes, came to New York on an unofficial visit. It was, April 1959, and it signaled the springtime of a new deal…

  • Nightmares of a Disaster, Part 1

    Nightmares of a Disaster, Part 1

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    ABERFAN The Days After Part One (November 1966) It was on all the news stations that October morning. First reports: A mountain had fallen on an elementary school in Aberfan, Wales.  Hundreds of children were dead or missing along with some of their teachers. It was Friday, 21 October 1966. The children had gone off…

  • Published in Paris Match!

    Published in Paris Match!

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      “QUI EST RAPOPORT”…THEROND (July 1959)      [x_button shape=”square” size=”large” float=”right” href=”http://gallery.icrapoport.com/-/galleries/ussrusa-track-meet-1959″ title=”I.C. Rapoport Photo Gallery” info=”none” info_place=”top” info_trigger=”hover”]See Photo Gallery[/x_button] One month into the summer of 1959, I received a call from Stephane. Paul was occupied on another assignment and would not be available to cover a weekend assignment in Philadelphia. Was I…

  • Why Dreams Matter – I Take a Chance at Paris Match

    Why Dreams Matter – I Take a Chance at Paris Match

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    PARIS MATCH (1959) I hope Ohio University forgives me for only attending two years well they should. After all, having spend those two years in the Photo Department to the neglect of my “important” studies, I went on to become a successful  photojournalist working for the best and greatest publications.  Like Paris Match for instance, one of…

  • First Published Photos – Jubilee Magazine

    First Published Photos – Jubilee Magazine

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    SOMEBODY UP THERE BELIEVES IN ME (1958)      Before going to join Mike Amberger in San Juan, I had the presence of mind to contact the editor of Jubilee Magazine, a slick Catholic publication that was making a name for itself by giving a head start to several soon-to-be-great photojournalists, not the least of…

  • The Early Years – Part 2

    The Early Years – Part 2

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    THE EARLY YEARS – PART TWO (1955-1957) My career as a photojournalist was going nowhere and living at home,  with my family, in The Bronx was beginning to wear upon me. Not only didn’t they have faith in my abilities to succeed as a magazine photographer they were able to monitor my daily failures and…

  • The Early Years – Part 1

    The Early Years – Part 1

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    THE EARLY YEARS (1955-1957) When I told my mother that I had decided to become a photographer the first question she asked me was “Yes, but what are you really going to do to earn a living?” And Dad followed up with: “You should take teaching. A teacher will always find a job, wherever you…

  • A Day with Joseph Pilates

    A Day with Joseph Pilates

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                     JOE PILATES – The Assignment That Would Last a Lifetime (October 4, 1961) October First arrived. We counted the days.  Only two more weeks together. I had already given up hope of some sort of reprieve. Besides, I had worked hard to make the transition from civilian…