Exhibit and Discussion of Photojournalist John Launois Schedueld for Oct. 7

John Launois, the late photojournalist whose subjects included U.S. presidents, wars, and the Beatles, will be the subject of an exhibition and book discussion Monday, Oct. 7, at the Club.

The reception will begin at 6 p.m. Monday, Oct. 7, in the Holeman Lounge and feature a cash bar and hors d'oeuvres. The discussion will begin at 6:45 p.m. and conclude with a signing and a discussion of his book, ``L'Americain: A Photojournalist's Life,'' that was co-authored by his son, Chris Pan Launois.

Tickets are $5 for NPC members; $10 for non-members. Register here (http://www.press.org/events/lamericain-photojournalists-life). The club-member admission fee is waived with a pre-ordered copy of the book, an option that appears on the ticket form.

John Launois made himself the master of the deeply researched photo essay and his published work appeared in Life, The Saturday Evening Post, National Geographic, Fortune, Time, Newsweek, Look, Rolling Stone, Paris Match, London’s Sunday Times, and many other American, European and Asian publications.

His son Chris was born in New York City in l964. He is a musician and composer, founded the band Pan, and attended New York University Film School.