The iconic images of the late Marc Riboud
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The iconic images of the late Marc Riboud

Published 0019 GMT (0819 HKT) September 1, 2016
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Jan Rose Kasmir confronts National Guard troops with a flower during a Vietnam War protest outside the Pentagon in 1967. This is one of the most memorable anti-war images from that era. It was taken by Marc Riboud, an acclaimed French photographer who died this week at the age of 93. "She was just talking, trying to catch the eye of the soldiers, maybe try to have a dialogue with them," Riboud recalled in the April 2004 issue of Smithsonian magazine. "I had the feeling the soldiers were more afraid of her than she was of the bayonets." Marc Riboud/Magnum Photos
During his long career, Riboud traveled all over the world, taking photos in countries such as China, Iran, Afghanistan, Nepal and -- as seen here -- India. He was one of the earliest members of the Magnum photo collective, joining in 1953. Marc Riboud/Magnum Photos
Members of a Swiss expedition return from Mount Everest in Nepal. Marc Riboud/Magnum Photos
Another one of Riboud's famous photos is of a man named Zazou painting the Eiffel Tower in Paris in 1953. Marc Riboud/Magnum Photos
Children play in Shanghai, China, in 1995. Riboud was one of the first European photographers to travel into Communist China, according to Agence France-Presse. Marc Riboud/Magnum Photos
A statue of Chinese leader Mao Zedong is seen in an industrial center of Wuhan, China, in 1971. Riboud "was a terrific photographer, and of particular note was his pioneering work in China, which he first visited in the late 1950s and continued to photograph over the next three decades," said Magnum President Martin Parr. Marc Riboud/Magnum Photos
A street in Beijing, as seen from an antique dealer's shop in 1965. Marc Riboud/Magnum Photos
A man prays toward Mecca in the Saudi Arabian desert in 1974. Marc Riboud/Magnum Photos
Women in Tehran, Iran, walk in front of a mural of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini. Marc Riboud/Magnum Photos
Men harvest wheat in China's Gansu province in 1957. Marc Riboud/Magnum Photos
A photo of Riboud himself. "Marc's association with Magnum has been a long and fruitful one. ... Our thoughts and best wishes go out to his family," Parr said. Bruno Barbey/Magnum Photos