Chuck Rapoport

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CHUCK RAPOPORT IN CONVERSATION WITH EMYR YOUNG MERTHYR TYDFIL, SOUTH WALES, SEPTEMBER 2016 (released on the Ffoton podcast 1 May 2017) American I.C. (Chuck) Rapport had a successful career as a professional photojournalist working for many notable publications known for their outstanding photo essays, such as Life Magazine, Paris Match, Time Magazine, Sports Illustrated and more. Whilst best known here in Wales for his assignment for LIFE Magazine covering the aftermath of the Aberfan disaster in 1966, Ffoton sat down for a conversation with Chuck to reflect on his start in photojournalism in the late 1950's and experiences through his career. What a great storyteller! You can find our more about Chuck's experience of covering Aberfan in Ffoton's video recording on our YouTube channel of his unique talk during a return visit to Wales for the Aberfan Symposium at Cardiff University's School of Journalism, Media and Cultural Studies in 2016. On YouTube: https://youtu.be/72U7N8pfrpg View more of Chuck's work on his website www.icrapoport.com Follow him on Twitter @ICRapoport Gallery images © I.C. Rapoport. Used with permission of the photographer. Chuck Rapoport portraits and Podcast images © Brian Carroll 2016. Please note: Comments or views made by interview participants are their own and are NOT necessarily the views of the Ffoton Wales team. Audio and images Copyright © 2016 Ffoton. No reuse without prior written permission. Also available on the Ffoton YouTube channel www.ffoton.wales Made in Wales

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