Jacques Pavlovsky

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Jacques Pavlovsky (1931–2023) was a French photojournalist. He was born in Saint-Jean-de-Luz, France, the son of architect André Pavlovsky and Yvonne Longi. He studied at the Beaux-Arts de Paris and the School of Photography and Cinema. After serving in the Algerian War, he moved to Paris and joined the Rapho news agency, directed by Raymond Grosset. He began taking press photos for the agency, covering French politics, May 1968, the death of Charles de Gaulle, and the election of Georges Pompidou.

In April 1974, Pavlovsky joined the Sygma photo agency after being invited by Hubert Henrotte. He worked with many well-known reporters and covered major events such as the Fall of Saigon, the death of Francisco Franco, the accession of Juan Carlos I, Saddam Hussein’s inauguration, and the Iran–Iraq War. His reports were published in Newsweek, The Times, and Paris Match.

Jacques Pavlovsky died on 15 October 2023 in Urrugne, at the age of 92.