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Renowned photographer Jürgen Schadeberg dead at 89

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Jürgen Schadeberg, the photographer who took the iconic picture of former president Nelson Mandela looking through the bars of his cell on Robben Island, has died aged 89:

Cape Town - Jürgen Schadeberg, the photographer who took the iconic picture of former president Nelson Mandela looking through the bars of his cell on Robben Island, has died. He was 89 years old.

“Sadly Jürgen passed away yesterday due to stroke/age related issues. He was 89, had a full life and his photos will live on,” his wife Claudia said. Former president Nelson Mandela looks on as then-French President Nicolas Sarkozy holds a print of a photo of Mandela taken years after his release by South African photographer Jurgen Schadeberg in 1994, into his cell at the Robben Island prison. File picture: Thomas Coex/AP

He also captured fabulous images of the vibrant Sophiatown jazz scene, with Hugh Masekela and Miriam Makeba being among the big names he photographed.

 

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