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Gabor Szilasi Canadian photographer dead at age 98

Gabor Szilasi

Gabor Szilasi, a Canadian photographer, died on April 10, 2026, at the age of 98.

Born in Budapest, Hungary, in 1928, he became known for the humanist vision of his social-documentary photography. He first became interested in photography while in medical school in 1948 and later began photographing in Hungary in 1952 after buying his first camera.

In 1956, he documented the Hungarian Revolution in Budapest and shortly afterward fled the country.

Gabor Szilasi, 98, Canadian photographer.

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