Georges Tairraz II

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Personal Info

Known for

Crew

From

Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, France

Born

3/20/1900

Age

125

Credit(s)

6

Biography

Between 1857 and 2000, four photographers will, from father to son, invent and pass on the art of mountain photography. They are called Tairraz. Joseph Tairraz, Georges Tairraz I, Georges Tairraz II, and Pierre Tairraz. The story begins in Chamonix in 1857. Joseph Tairraz, son of the syndic (mayor), buys a daguerreotype device in Geneva. Four years ...Show More