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Valued exposure: Photographers and Live Aid

Phil Coomes | 10:27 UK time, Tuesday, 13 July 2010

Bob Geldof launching the LIve Aid book in 1985

On this day 25 years ago . Pictures of the event were beamed to more than 1.5 billion people in 160 countries, the biggest broadcast ever known.

The concert was organised by Bob Geldof who is pictured here with photographers at the launch of the Live Aid book at Hamilton's Gallery in London.

This photograph is held in the archive of and is credited to Nils Jorgensen who also appears in the picture, so he's either a fast runner using the self-timer, or more than likely he enlisted some help.

Other photographers in the shot include Richard Young, Alan Davidson, Duncan Raban and Steve Rapport.

Maybe someone out there can help identify the others?

Nils is also a fine .

Footnote: Regular followers of the Valued exposure slot will be pleased to know that it will return to the picture index a few weeks after the recently announced changes to the news website have been implemented.

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