Friedman, George

(Hungary 1910-2002)

A Hungarian emigré who arrived in Argentina in 1939, Friedman worked as a photojournalist for the magazines of the time, also creating photo comics for the magazines Idilio and Nocturno. He produced the pictures, directing actors, managing the lighting and composing the layout for each scene. At the end of the 1950s, he helped to found La Carpeta de los Diez, a group which played a central role in developing modern photography in Argentina.