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The French Trotting Horse That Ate Artichokes
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…
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Fidel Comes to New York
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…
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Published in Paris Match!
“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…
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Why Dreams Matter – I Take a Chance at Paris Match
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…
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First Published Photos – Jubilee Magazine
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…