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Catherine Leroy (* 1945 in Paris, Frankreich; † 8. Juli 2006 in Santa Monica, Kalifornien) war eine Fotografin und Kriegsjournalistin, die durch ihre Reportagen und Bilder über den Vietnamkrieg bekannt wurde. Sie gehörte zu den ersten weiblichen Reportern, die im Vietnamkrieg aktiv waren.
- 1945
- Leroy, Catherine
- Paris, Frankreich
Catherine Leroy (August 27, 1944 - July 8, 2006) was a French-born photojournalist and war photographer, whose stark images of battle illustrated the story of the Vietnam War in the pages of Life magazine and other publications.
- August 27, 1944, Paris, France
- dotationcatherineleroy.org
- July 8, 2006 (aged 61), Santa Monica, California
Learn about the life and achievements of Catherine Leroy, a French woman who was the first woman to make a parachute jump in combat with US forces in Vietnam and the first to win the George Polk Award and the Robert Capa Gold Medal for her coverage of the Vietnam War. She was also a legendary photographer who photographed the major conflicts of her day, from Vietnam to Africa, to the Middle East, and shared her vision of soldiers and civilians with the world.
Geniale Frauen. Catherine Leroy (1944-2006) gilt als eine der bedeutendsten Kriegsfotografinnen, gewann den Robert-Capa-Preis für eine Libanon-Reportage und berichtete als einzige Frau drei Jahre lang vor Ort über den Vietnamkrieg. Ihre starke Persönlichkeit machte sie zur Außenseiterin.
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28. März 2017 · In fact, for most of the 1960s, there were only two: Dickie Chapelle, who was killed by a grenade in 1965, and Catherine Leroy. Leroy was widely considered the most daring photographer in...
- Elizabeth Herman
ABOUT CATHERINE LEROY. IN HER OWN WORDS. LETTERS FROM VIETNAM. THE FILM: “CATHY AT WAR” HER WORK. PHOTOGRAPHS. VIETNAM WAR 1966/68. BATTLE OF HUE 1968. WOODSTOCK 1969. FALL OF SAIGON 1975. LEBANON CIVIL WAR 1975/82. THE TROUBLES, BELFAST 1979. ONE VIETNAM AT PEACE 1980. PUBLICATIONS. PRESS. CATALOGS / COMPILATIONS. BOOKS. ‘OPERATION LAST PATROL’.
Catherine Leroy is a French war correspondent who covered the Vietnam War, the Battle of Hué, the Woodstock festival, and the liberation of Saigon in 1975. She also photographed the civil wars in Lebanon, Somalia, Libya, and other conflicts in the Middle East and Africa. See her stunning images and stories from her archive at DCL.
