Paris Match has lost one of its finest photographers. He had that rare quality of knowing how to do everything: war, politics, the magazine, even celebrities. He photographed all of these subjects as if they were works of reportage: no flash, little posing. His eye and keen sense of framing did the rest, but what set Benoît apart was his curiosity. He was always on alert, always on the lookout for a story idea. He read all the newspapers, spent hours on the web searching for something to cover for Paris Match, and over past 35 years, he found hundreds.
Marc Brincourt is the head photo editor at Paris Match.
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