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References
- ↑ "Chambre noire". November 4, 1961 – via BnF Catalogue général (http:// catalogue.bnf.fr).
- ↑ "Les Rencontres d'Arles". www.museereattu.arles.fr.
- ↑ "Jean-Claude Gautrand : disparition d'un pionnier | Fisheye hors-série #6". Fisheye Magazine - Un magazine de photo contemporaine. September 24, 2019.
- ↑ "La photographie, l'autre passion de Michel Tournier". January 19, 2016 – via Le Monde.
- ↑ "La Chambre noire de Michel Tournier". Le Quotidien de l'Art.
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