US photographer Elliott Erwitt, renowned for capturing the lighter side of his subjects, their canine companions and celebrities, has died aged 95, the Magnum agency where he was a mainstay said Thursday. "He died peacefully at home surrounded by family," the storied agency, founded in 1947, wrote on X, formerly Twitter. Alongside such milestone images, Erwitt had a keen eye for the quirky and offbeat, giving dogs and their owners parity. After ten years in New York, he moved to Los Angeles, took up photography and worked as a photographer in a lab specializing in celebrity portraits. After meeting legendary photographer Robert Capa, Capa sponsored him to join the Magnum agency at the height of the age of photojournalism.

Source: The Star December 03, 2023 13:45 UTC