Freddy Alborta, RIP

[bmattock]

Bolivian Photographer of Che Guevara Fame Dies

Bolivian photographer of "Che" Guevara fame dies
Thu Aug 18, 2005 3:23 PM ET

LA PAZ, Bolivia (Reuters) - Bolivian photographer Freddy Alborta, famous for his image of revolutionary Ernesto "Che" Guevara lying dead, has died in La Paz, his family said.

I seem to recall reading recently that he never got paid for that photo, which began showing up on t-shirts everywhere and has been popular for decades.

Sorry to hear that he's gone.

Best Regards,

Bill Mattocks

 

[Roman]

Bill,
don't you maybe mean Swiss photographer Rene Burri, who made the famous Che Guevara pic that's on all the t-shirts, who never got paid?
Alborta made another pic, that of the DEAD revolutionary (after he had been killed in Bolivia) - I have never seen that one on a t-shirt.

Roman

 

[Roman]

PS: Just googled for examples:

here is Alborta's pic of dead Che (in the third row from the top):
http://www.tecnologiafotografica.com/falborta1.htm

and here is Burri's famous Che-pic:
http://www.photographie.de/magazin/burri_7_8_04.cfm

 

[bmattock]

Beg pardon, didn't read my own news clipping well enough. I should be shot!

Best Regards,

Bill Mattocks

 

[cp_ste.croix]

Alberto Korda took what I consider the T-shirt Che, found on College dorm walls the world over...

 

[SolaresLarrave]

Yep, it was Korda, and he donated the photo so as to make it of public domain. I can't remember where I read the story but it was a real improvised shot during a civic act in Cuba, and Korda only realized about the impact of the photo when he printed it.

 

[Roman]

Bill,
OK, you can shoot me too! 😉

Roman

PS: To my defence - just browsed through that Taschen cheapo photo book about photographic icons of the 20th c. today - and they had this story about Burri meeting Che for an interview and shooting lots of pics. But of course, the famous one is by Korda...

 

[andy1100xx]

Yep, it was Korda, and he donated the photo so as to make it of public domain. I can't remember where I read the story but it was a real improvised shot during a civic act in Cuba, and Korda only realized about the impact of the photo when he printed it.

here ya go..

http://www.art-for-a-change.com/Month/korda.htm