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The Crescent

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A former US Marine Corps member with his weapon.

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The Crescent

25 April 2012

Rochester, NY, USA

A former US Marine Corps member with his weapon.

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Location

Rochester, NY, USA

Technical information

Shutter speed: 1/60 sec

ISO: 500

F-Stop: 3.5

Focal Length: 35 mm

Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mark III

Paolo Pellegrin

Nationality:

Italy

Website:

Paolo Pellegrin's profile on Magnum Photos' website, www.magnumphotos.com

About:

Paolo Pellegrin was born in 1964 in Rome, Italy. He studied architecture at Sapienza Università di Roma, before moving on to photography at the Istituto Italiano di Fotografia, also in the Italian capital. Between 1991 and 2001, Pellegrin was represented by Agence VU in Paris. In 2001, he became a Magnum Photos nominee, and a full member in 2005. He is a contract photographer for Newsweek magazine in the US and Zeit magazine in Germany.

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Commissioner:

Magnum Photos for Postcards from America / Zeit Magazin

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