Obituary: Gigi Giannuzzi, Founder of Trolley Books, 49

© Sarah Shatz/www.sarahshatz.com Gigi Giannuzzi in the Trolley Books office in New York, around 2004, photographed by Sarah Shatz.

Gigi Giannuzzi, the founder of Trolley Books and publisher of innovative and award-winning photo books by Philip Jones Griffiths, Paolo Pellegrin, Alex Majoli, Stanley Greene, Carl De Keyzer, Nina Berman, Alixandra Fazzina, Thomas Dworzak, Adam Broomberg and Oliver Chanarin and others, died December 24 in London. Giannuzzi had announced in June that he had been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. He was 49, according to Hannah Watson, his longtime business partner in Trolley Books.

Since founding Trolley Books in 2001, Giannuzzi had championed photography that examined issues of social justice and blurred the line between documentary and art.

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9 Accused of Faking Injuries in Philadelphia Trolley Mishap

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Authorities in Philadelphia say nine people who allegedly faked injuries in a minor traffic mishap are being charged with insurance fraud.

District Attorney Seth Williams says the defendants were riding a Sugarhouse Casino trolley in May when it grazed mirrors with a city bus downtown.

Williams says the trolley’s surveillance system indicates the vehicle contact was so slight that none of the 26 passengers moved suddenly. He says the trolley’s mirror had no damage.

But Williams says some riders can be heard on surveillance audio talking about the casino’s “deep pockets.” Nine filed claims against the trolley company, claiming serious injuries.

Williams said Wednesday that the suspects will also face charges of attempted theft by deception.

 

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