2024-02-25 12:50:46
by Culture Editorial Staff
The photographer, born in Piacenza in 1932, worked for «Epoca» and for «l’Espresso» and was the only non-American on the permanent staff of the US periodical
The photographer Carlo Bavagnoli, who in the 1960s was the only non-American to be part of the permanent staff of «Life» magazine, has died. Born in Piacenza on 5 May 1932, he arrived in Milan in the 1950s. He frequented the Jamaica bar in via Brera where he shared the “sour life” of his friend Luciano Bianciardi with writers, artists and other photographers – including Ugo Mulas, Alfa Castaldi and Mario Dondero. In 1956 he was hired by the magazine «Epoca» and then, in 1964, joined the permanent group of photographers of «Life». He moved to New York and was then entrusted with the European headquarters in Paris.
Carlo Bavagnoli was the author of memorable photographic services, including those for «Life» on the opening of the Second Vatican Council, the death of Pope John XXIII and the subsequent election of Pope Paul VI. But also, in 1958, the reportage on poverty in Italy entitled «Africa in casa», created for «l’Espresso». In 2016 he signed the cover of «la Lettura» #252 of 25 September: the image of children leaning towards a piece of bread, captured by the photographer in Congo in 1959.
February 25, 2024 (modified February 25, 2024 | 1.46 pm)
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