Adolphe Sylvain
Adolphe Sylvain | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1920 Paris, France |
| Died | 1991 (aged 70–71) |
| Occupations | Photographer, and photojournalist |
| Spouse | Jeanine Tehani Vidal |
| Children | Moea, Vaea, Hina, Teva, Maima |
Adolphe Sylvain (1920–1991) was a French-Tahitian photographer, best known for his black-and-white photographs of Tahiti and Tahitian models.[1][2]
Biography
Adolphe Sylvain (whose birth name is Adolphe)[3] is one of Tahiti’s leading photojournalists. With a degree in civil engineering, Sylvain discovered Tahiti at the age of twenty-six. There, he established Radio Tahiti, followed by a photography shop. In 1969, he and his family produced a TV series titled Téva: Operation Gauguin, with his son, Téva, playing the lead role. This television series, broadcast in 1970 on a mainland channel, helped launch color television. Around the same time, the destruction of his photographic archives in a fire caused him to step away from this type of work for a while.
References
- ↑ Taylor, Jennifer; Conner, James (2014-07-31). Architecture in the South Pacific: The Ocean of Islands. University of Hawaii Press. p. 27. ISBN 978-0-8248-4672-5.
- ↑ Lockwood, Victoria S. (2004). Globalization and Culture Change in the Pacific Islands. Pearson/Prentice Hall. p. 296. ISBN 978-0-13-042173-9.
- ↑ vaea.biz
