A new book, Tony Vaccaro. Photographs 1944-1945 has been released by Ille & Vilane to document the Liberation of France through Tony's lens.
Tony Vaccaro has over twenty Honor Decorations and Awards
- France's Legion D'Honneur
- France's Chevalier Des Artres et des Lettres.
- Luxembourg's, Award of Distinctive Merit.
- Germany's Das VERDIENSTKREUZ Am Bande.
He is also decorated in America, Belgium, and Italy.
You will find Tony's work at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, at the
Museum of the City of New York, and at MOMA, in NY. He is at the Quirinale
Museum in Rome, Venice, Bologna. In Paris, his work is displayed at the Museum Pompidou. He work is also displayed in Berlin and in Japan.
In the documentary THE GENIUS OF PHOTOGRAPHY, by the BBC London,
Channel 4, Tony is considered the best War Photographer- comparing
against Robert Capa. He is also presented as the best Portrait Photographer- comparing
to Avedon and Cartier Bresson.
Tony Vaccaro worked
for some of the best magazines in the world- FLAIR, LOOK, LIFE,
HOLIDAY and VENTURE, from 1949 to their demise in 1972. He has won the
Art Director's Gold Medal for best Color Fashion Photography in 1957,
and in 1960. He was the first fashion photographer who used a black
model for a magazine whose audience was predominently white!
Globalist PhotoGallery showcases Tony Vaccaro's journey through five months of war and five years of occupational peace in Germany.
"Shooting" Germany: 1944-1949
By Tony Vaccaro | Saturday, June 05, 2010
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Long Island City, June 6, 2010 - World War II resulted in an estimated 55 million deaths worldwide. It was the largest and most destructive conflict in history. The Allied troop landing at Normandy, France, on Tuesday June 6, 1944 was largest amphibious invasion of all time, with over 160,000 troops. It was the beginning of the Liberation of Europe. World War II ended in May 1945. Germany surrendered unconditionally to the Western Allies at Reims and on May 9 to the Soviets in Berlin. In August, the war in the Pacific ended soon after the U.S. dropped atomic bombs on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, killing 120,000 civilians. Japan formally surrendered on September 2.
Tony Vaccaro, Soldier and Photographer Journalist, landed at Omaha Beach with the 83rd US Army Infantry Division.
At 88 years old, an active Tony Vaccaro and his photography continues to remind us that "War is Hell". Tony is a resident of Long Island City
He is recognized as the pre-eminent photographer of WWII; and, decorated by France, Germany, Belgum, Luxenburg, and other countries.
A new book, Tony Vaccaro. Photographs 1944-1945 has been released by Ille & Vilane to document the Liberation of France.
Today, we want to recognize and thank Tony Vaccaro for his bravery, and for giving us images that help us to not forget the price that has been paid for freedom and democracy...and the reminder that there is an ever present threat from those who would take it away.
Photos from Tony Vaccaro. Photographs 1944-1945 are presented below.
Tony Vaccaro: A Retrospective. Through his lifetime as both a gifted Journalist and a talented Photographer, Tony Vaccaro has skillfully shared his insights about people, war, and the joy of life.
Photographer Tony Vaccaro Filming PBS Special on D-Day, June 6, 1944
Interview with Tony Vacarro: NTD TV's News "Tony Vaccaro: Life Through the Eyes of a Photographer".
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