Portrait and landscape photographer Evelyn Hofer, best known for her travel photography in the 1950s and 1960s, died in November 2009 at the age of 87.

Born in Germany in 1922, Hofer moved with her family to Mexico during World War II and to New York after the war ended. Hofer also spent time in Zurich, where she completed an apprenticeship and began a career as a fashion photographer.

She did not spend much time in fashion, however, preferring a more documentary portraiture style...