The Iranian-born photographer Abbas, who covered wars and revolutions across the world, has died aged 74. Abbas joined Magnum in 1981 and covered conflicts and unrest in Bangladesh, Vietnam, the Middle East, Iran, Chile and Cuba as well as documenting South Africa under apartheid. ‘He was a godfather for an entire generation of young photographers,’ Magnum’s president, Thomas Dworzak, said

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