Background
Janine Niepce was born on February 12, 1921, in Meudon, Ile-de-France, France. She is a distant relative of Nicéphore Niépce, the pioneer of photography.
1981
Ordre des Arts et des Lettres
Self-portrait of Janine Niépce
The front of the Sorbonne Building
Janine Niepce was born on February 12, 1921, in Meudon, Ile-de-France, France. She is a distant relative of Nicéphore Niépce, the pioneer of photography.
In 1944, Janine Niepce graduated from the Sorbonne.
Janine Niepce was a liaison officer involved with the liberation of Paris after World War II. In 1946 she became a professional photographer. Janine Niepce and the Swiss-French Sabine Weiss, a near contemporary, worked as the only women photojournalists at Rapho. In the 1970s, her work focused, particularly on the women's liberation movement.
Janine Niepce died on August 5, 2007.
Le petit garçon et le flipper. France
1957Les camps de toile de l'abbé Pierre à Noisy-le-Grand
1955Chemin de halage. Canal du Centre. France
1950Femme chef d'exploitation agricole, conduisant une moissonneuse. Bassac (Charente)
1967Cours d'accouchement sans douleurs. Saint-Denis (Seine-Saint-Denis)
1956Conductrice de bus (ou machiniste) de la RATP. Paris
1976Un nu. Paris
1948Portrait d'une belle femme. Paris
1947Deux jeunes élégantes, avenue des Champs-Elysées. Paris
1960La petite fille au fusil. Paris
1970