Raghu Rai

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Raghu Rai (18 December 1942 – 26 April 2026) was an Indian photographer and photojournalist, who is widely regarded as a pioneer of photojournalism in India and "India's most celebrated photojournalist". He was a protégé of Henri Cartier-Bresson, who nominated Rai, then a young photojournalist, to join Magnum Photos in 1977. Rai became a photographer in 1966, soon joining the staff of The Statesman in New Delhi. In 1976, he left the paper and became a freelance photographer. From 1982 until 1992, Rai was the director of photography for India Today. He is known for documenting periods of rapid political and social change in India, including the Bangladesh refugee crisis, 1972 and the Bhopal gas tragedy, 1984. Over the years, his photo essays appeared in Time, Life, The New York Times, The Independent, and The New Yorker. He served on the jury for World Press Photo from 1990 to 1997. He was known for his books, particularly Raghu Rai's India: Reflections in Colour and Reflections in Black...

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