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Raghu Rai

Indian photographer ( 1942-2026)

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born: 1942
died: 2026
age at death: 83
known for: photographer, journalist, photojournalist

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who raghu rai is

Raghu Rai was an Indian photographer and photojournalist, who is widely regarded as a pioneer of photojournalism in India and "India's most celebrated photojournalist". He was a protégé of Henri Cartier-Bresson, who nominated Rai, then a young photojournalist, to join Magnum Photos in 1977.

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