Paul Almásy
Paul Almásy | |
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Almásy Pál | |
Paul Almásy photographed by Oliver Mark, Paris 2000 | |
| Born | Paul Gross Almásy 29 May 1906 Budapest, Austria-Hungary Empire |
| Died | 23 September 2003 (aged 97) Jouars-Pontchartrain, France |
| Citizenship | Hungarian (1906–1956) French (1956–2003) |
| Occupation(s) | Photographer Journalist |
Paul Almásy (29 May 1906 in Budapest – 23 September 2003 in Jouars-Pontchartrain) was a Hungarian-born Swiss photographer known for his documentary and portrait photography. He grew up in a family of artists and turned to photography in the 1930s.
Almásy worked as a photojournalist for various newspapers and magazines in Europe, covering events such as the Spanish Civil War and World War II. He was also known for his portraits of famous artists, writers, and intellectuals, including Pablo Picasso, Salvador Dali, Jean-Paul Sartre, and Albert Camus.
In the 1950s, Almásy moved to Switzerland and became a Swiss citizen. He continued to work as a photographer, often focusing on landscapes and travel photography. His work has been exhibited in galleries and museums around the world, and he is considered one of the most important photographers of the 20th century.