Thomas Hoepker
Thomas Hoepker | |
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Hoepker in 2009 | |
| Born | 10 June 1936 |
| Died | 10 July 2024 (aged 88) Santiago, Chile |
| Occupation | Photographer |
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| Known for | View from Williamsburg, Brooklyn, on Manhattan, 9/11 |
Thomas Hoepker (German: Thomas Höpker; 10 June 1936 – 10 July 2024) was a German photographer and member of Magnum Photos. He was known for stylish color photo features, working from the 1960s for Stern and Geo on assignments around the globe as a photojournalist with a desire to photograph human conditions. He made an iconic pair of images of boxer Muhammad Ali, and a controversial photograph of people with the 9/11 World Trade Center destruction in the background, View from Williamsburg, Brooklyn, on Manhattan, 9/11.