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Seven years with Edith Piaf

In 1957, Hugues Vassal is asked to photograph Édith Piaf.

From then on, the singer demands that Hugues Vassal be appointed as her special photographer for the weekly magazine, France Dimanche.  Vassal becomes Piaf's  exclusive photographer for her private life and for her public appearances. Their business relation eventually turns into a close friendship.

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