Richard Kalvar (born 1944) is an American photographer who has been associated with

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since 1975.iN-PUBLiC biography
/ref> Kalvar has had a solo exhibition at

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in Paris.

Life and work

Kalvar was born in

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, New York. A trip to Europe in 1966 with a

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camera given him by French fashion photographer Jérôme Ducrot (with whom Kalvar worked in New York as an assistant) inspired him to become a photographer. On his return to New York he worked at Modernage photo lab.2point8 interview, part 1
/ref> Two years later he moved to Paris and joined Agence Vu photography agency.Magnum Photos biography
/ref> Kalvar has worked around the world, especially in England, France, Italy, Japan and the United States.2point8 interview, part 2
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Exhibitions

Solo exhibitions

* Agathe Gaillard Gallery, Paris *2007: ''Terrans,''

, Paris *2008: ''Retrospective,'' Casal Solleric, Illes Balears, Spain *2010: ''Earthlings: Retrospective,'' Städtische Galerie Iserlohn,

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, Germany

Group exhibitions

*2015: ''Paris Magnum,'' Hôtel de Ville, Paris *2017: ''Magnum Analog Recovery'' Le Bal, Paris

Publications

Publications by Kalvar

*''Familles en France.'' France: Viva, 1973. *''L’Usine.'' France: Colgate Palmolive, 1987, . *''Portrait de Conflans-Sainte-Honorine.'' France: P.O. Calmann-Lévy, 1993, . *''Earthlings.'' Flammarion, 2007, .

Publications with others

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.'' London: Thames & Hudson, 2010. . Edited by Sophie Howarth and

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References

External links

Kalvar at Magnum Photos
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