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Bertien van Manen, Photographer of the Intimate, Dies at 89

The renowned Dutch documentary photographer peacefully passed away in the presence of her family in Amsterdam on May 26, 2024.

Bertien van Manen started her career in 1975, at 40 years of age, as a fashion photographer. Inspired by Robert Frank’s The Americans, depicting a raw side of the United States, she turned to documentary photography. She travelled the world, taking ...

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