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Philip Photojournalist Vietnam War
Philip photojournalist known for his work during the Vietnam War. Philip was the oldest of 3 children. Philip grew up in London. Philip was never married, but had 2 daughters in long term a relationship. He died of cancer in 2008. Philip started working as a photographer in 1961. He went to Vietnam in 1966 and worked for the Magnum agency. The agency found his work hard to sell in American Magazines. He continued to take photos of the Vietnam War to publish Vietnam Inc. in 1971. He covered the Yom Kippur War in 1973. He later went on to work in Cambodia from 1973 to 1975. In 1980 he became president of the Magnum agency and was in that position for 5 years. He became aware of his cancer in 2001 and died later in 2008.

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