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“My grandfather killed himself falling off the dike in Ostend while photographing my two cousins. This can happen so easily when looking through a lens: for a split second nothing else exists outside the frame.”

Quote by Martine Franck

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Martine Franck was a renowned photographer known for her unique photographic style and profound understanding of photographic art. Her work spans a wide range of subjects from portrait photography to landscape photography, particularly skilled at capturing the emotions and stories of her subjects. Born on April 2, 1938, she passed away on August 16, 2012. more

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