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An exhibition in Paris celebrates the work of Martine Franck, who captured women’s struggle for equality and created tender portraits of the elderly, writes Cath Pound. Martine Franck was one of the most renowned female photographers of the 20th Century. A co-founder of the Viva Agency, she went on to become one of the very few female full members of the legendary photographic co-operative, Magnum. Known for being gracious, kind and shy, she also had a hidden tenacity that allowed her to free herself from the constraints of her gender and background. Her work embraced portraiture, landscape photography and reportage, and her subject matter ranged from the struggle for female emancipation to sympathetic portrayals of the elderly. Born into a wealthy Antwerp family who were avid art enthusiasts and collectors, Franck had studied art history and thought she might become a curator. But a lengthy trip around Asia with her friend Ariane Mnouchkine, a highly unusual undertaking for two young women at that time, was to change her destiny. Franck’s cousin lent her a Leica camera for the trip, and among the landscapes and people of India and Tibet, Franck discovered her love of, and gift for, photography.Born into a wealthy Antwerp family who were avid art enthusiasts and collectors, Franck had studied art history and thought she might become a curator. But a lengthy trip around Asia with her friend Ariane Mnouchkine, a highly unusual undertaking for two young women at that time, was to change her destiny. Franck’s cousin lent her a Leica camera for the trip, and among the landscapes and people of India and Tibet, Franck discovered her love of, and gift for, photography.