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Chaim Kanner    (French/American, 1943-2000)

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Chaim Kanner
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Biography
1943 Born: Nice, France
1955 First camera, along with first photos of Paris and London
1957 Starts an apprenticeship with a photographer in Wiesbaden, Germany
1958 - 1959 Takes a course from the Photographieschule in Cologne. Travels to Berlin, Rome and Amsterdam.
1960 - 1966 Works for various studios in Paris. Travels to Prague, Stockholm, Reykjavik and Copenhagen.
1967 Spends a year in the US and Mexico
1968 - 1969 Hired by an advertising agency in Paris. Travels to Madrid and Jerusalem.
1973 Year dedicated to travel: Oslo, Vienna, Athens, Istanbul, Teheran, Dehli, Calcutta, Bangkok, Hong Kong, Seoul, Tokyo
1970 - 1975 Is hired by an advertising agency in San Francisco. Photographs and produces a documentary on Oakland for 2 years.
1976 Returned to France : Paris and Côte d'Azur
1977 Moved to San Francisco, first experiences with color photography
1978 - 1980 Lives in Israel in a Kibbuts for 6 months and in Jerusalem for a year - where he worked for a photography agency, street photographer of Jerusalem
1980 Moved to Paris. Worked on varied themes (people, landscape, streetscenes)
1981 Moved to Brooklyn (NYC). Worked for an advertising agency in Manhattan for many years.
1986 Stoped all commercial work. Started selling his own work.
1987 Traveled in Europe, the west and Portugal for 3 months then the Southern US
1988 Returned to Brooklyn (NYC) and Manhattan (NYC)
2000 Died : Brooklyn (NYC)
For more information go to www.chaimkanner.info
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