David seymour biography
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David Seymour (photographer)
Polish photographer and photojournalist (1911–1956)
David Seymour | |
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David Seymour (Chim), 1954, by Elliott Erwitt | |
| Born | Dawid Szymin November 20, 1911 Warsaw, Poland |
| Died | (aged 44) Egypt |
| Other names | Chim |
| Occupation(s) | Photographer, photo journalist |
David Seymour (born Dawid Szymin;[1] November 20, 1911 – November 10, 1956), or Chim (pronounced shim, an abbreviation of the surname "Szymin"), was a Polish photographer and photojournalist.
Chim was known for his images from the Spanish Civil War, for co-founding Magnum Photos with Henri Cartier-Bresson, Robert Capa and George Rodger,[2] and for his project "Children of War" with UNICEF that captured the plight of children in the aftermath of World War II.[3]
He became president of Magnum after Capa's death in 1954 and held this post until his own death in 1956 by Egyptian machinegun fire in the aftermath of the Suez cri