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PHOTOGRAPHY

Marilyn Stafford, incredible photojournalist, dies at 97

The American photographer, who died this week aged 97, left an early stint on the stage for an uncommonly varied photographic career. Equally at home among fashion models or on the front line, she travelled widely in South Asia, the Arab world and her adopted home of France

Model in ready-to-wear with child in scuffed boots, Montmartre, Paris, in about 1955
Model in ready-to-wear with child in scuffed boots, Montmartre, Paris, in about 1955
MARILYN STAFFORD
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Joanna Lumley, left, with models backstage during a Jean Muir fashion show
Joanna Lumley, left, with models backstage during a Jean Muir fashion show
MARILYN STAFFORD
A fruit seller and tinsmith chat at a market in Tripoli, Lebanon, in 1960
A fruit seller and tinsmith chat at a market in Tripoli, Lebanon, in 1960
MARILYN STAFFORD
A battle of wills on the Passerelle des Arts bridge over the Seine, circa 1955. “Models get stroppy at times and this dog was no exception,” Stafford said
A battle of wills on the Passerelle des Arts bridge over the Seine, circa 1955. “Models get stroppy at times and this dog was no exception,” Stafford said
MARILYN STAFFORD
Edith Piaf in Paris, circa 1950
Edith Piaf in Paris, circa 1950
MARILYN STAFFORD
Rough sleepers in Boulogne-Billancourt, Paris, circa 1950
Rough sleepers in Boulogne-Billancourt, Paris, circa 1950
MARILYN STAFFORD
Model with children in Montmartre in about 1955. “Children on the streets of Paris always followed me around to get in on the act,” Stafford said
Model with children in Montmartre in about 1955. “Children on the streets of Paris always followed me around to get in on the act,” Stafford said
MARILYN STAFFORD
The model Twiggy in London, 1970
The model Twiggy in London, 1970
MARILYN STAFFORD
The southern Lebanese city of Baalbek, a village at the time, 1960
The southern Lebanese city of Baalbek, a village at the time, 1960
MARILYN STAFFORD
Indira Gandhi speaks at mass rally in Kashmir in 1971, soon after the third Indo-Pakistani War
Indira Gandhi speaks at mass rally in Kashmir in 1971, soon after the third Indo-Pakistani War
MARILYN STAFFORD
Indira Gandhi boards a plane in Delhi, 1971
Indira Gandhi boards a plane in Delhi, 1971
MARILYN STAFFORD
Indira Gandhi’s driver behind the scenes during her speaking tour of Kashmir after the 1971 war with Pakistan
Indira Gandhi’s driver behind the scenes during her speaking tour of Kashmir after the 1971 war with Pakistan
MARILYN STAFFORD
The Indian author Mulk Raj Anand
The Indian author Mulk Raj Anand
MARILYN STAFFORD
Boys climb a wall in Cité Lesage-Bullourde, Paris, circa 1950
Boys climb a wall in Cité Lesage-Bullourde, Paris, circa 1950
MARILYN STAFFORD
Contestants in the Miss Lebanon beauty pageant parade before judges in Beirut, 1960
Contestants in the Miss Lebanon beauty pageant parade before judges in Beirut, 1960
MARILYN STAFFORD
A girl carries a milk bottle, Cité Lesage-Bullourde, circa 1950. Stafford moved to Paris in her twenties
A girl carries a milk bottle, Cité Lesage-Bullourde, circa 1950. Stafford moved to Paris in her twenties
MARILYN STAFFORD
A model swaps heels for more practical flat boots after a fashion shoot at the Louvre, circa 1955
A model swaps heels for more practical flat boots after a fashion shoot at the Louvre, circa 1955
MARILYN STAFFORD
Chelsea Antique Market, on the King’s Road, west London, 1970
Chelsea Antique Market, on the King’s Road, west London, 1970
MARILYN STAFFORD
The Sicilian activist Francesca Serio, who sued the Mafia after it killed her son
The Sicilian activist Francesca Serio, who sued the Mafia after it killed her son
MARILYN STAFFORD
A weightlifter exerts himself in Sidon, Lebanon, 1960
A weightlifter exerts himself in Sidon, Lebanon, 1960
MARILYN STAFFORD