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73-5963 — Cannes: Alain Cinquini circa 1980s. 3x3.5 cm slide. 1 slide. Negatives. Very Good. Alain Cinquini 1941-2021 photographerL'Est Républicain - Nov. 04 2012: Article on Alain Cinquini It all started when he came across Yves Montand Paul Newman and their respective wives. "I went to ask them to take a picture. Newman didn't want to. Simone Signoret told me that it was good to have asked. Montand understood that I would be there at the exit of the restaurant and practically organized a session by showing the mountain to Paul Newman. .Alain Cinquini takes his first photo of stars; that he does not exhibit for several days. It was on the advice of a friend that he finally made contact with the Gamma agency. The beginning of a great career. In a quarter o a century Alain Cinquini will take between 80000 and 100000 shots of the greatest stars becoming one of the essential independent photographers in the south of France and Monaco. He will maintain privileged relations with stars cinema and artists like Armand or César among others. In short an exemplary career during which he will never steal an image and will never violate the privacy of his clients." Quite the opposite of the paparazzi as we understand it today: "I have a way of working with respect for people probably because I was brought up that way. Some of my colleagues sometimes wondered how I managed to get certain photos. It was simply because I was seen well that I was doing my job correctly. And with correction. Having a good reputation in this environment it counts it opens doors. Cannes: Alain Cinquini, [circa 1980s] unknown