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Michael Busselle

1935 – 2006

British photographer

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About Michael Busselle

Lived 1935 – 2006 (aged 70). Michael Busselle was a British photographer, writer and traveler.

Michael Busselle (4 November 1935 – 13 July 2006) was an English photographer and writer whose photographs and writing were featured in more than 50 books. His first book, Master Photography, has sold over a million copies worldwide.

Career Born in Sevenoaks, Kent, Busselle showed an early aptitude for portrait photography. Although he initially worked with the Ministry of Defence, in 1957 he quit his post to become a full-time photographer. The first few years of his career in photography consisted mainly of assistant positions with various London photography studios. Busselle eventually opened his own studio in Covent Garden in the early 1960s.

Busselle was a fellow of the Royal Photographic Society and a regular contributor to several magazines such as The Sunday Express, Connoisseur and Atlantic Monthly.

Personal life Busselle pursued international travel whenever possible. He was married and had one child, a son.

Selected bibliography Master Photography : Take and Make Perfect Pictures (1978) Complete Guide to Photographing People (1983) The Encyclopedia of Photography (1983) The Wine Lover's Guide to France (1986) Landscape in Spain (1988) The Complete 35mm Sourcebook (1992) Creative Digital Photography (2002) Photographing Landscapes and Gardens (2002)

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Who was Michael Busselle?

British photographer

When was Michael Busselle born?

Michael Busselle was born on 4 November 1935 in Sevenoaks.

When did Michael Busselle die?

Michael Busselle died on 13 July 2006.

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Michael Busselle was a photographer, writer and traveler.

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Michael Busselle was British.

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· Wikipedia: Michael Busselle

· Wikidata: Q6828967

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