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Don McCullin
The Sunday Times
The Sunday Times
18 January, 1976
An elderly Palestinian couple flees the massacre by Christian Phalangists in Karantina, a predominantly Muslim district in Christian east Beirut, during the Lebanese Civil War.
Don McCullin
Donald 'Don' McCullin (London, UK, 1935) is one of history's great war photographers. His interest in photography was sparked during his national service (1953-1955), when he ser...
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