Nearly two years ago, photographers Tim Hetherington and Chris Hondros were killed in Misrata, Libya. A new documentary on Hetherington’s life, produced by friend Sebastian Junger, premieres on HBO April 18, 2013. Here, photographer Peter van Agtmael reflects on the memory of his colleagues and the legacy of their lives.
The journalistic community is marking the anniversary of Marie Colvin and Rémi Ochlik’s deaths with “A Day Without News?” — a campaign to raise awareness of the hostile and dangerous conditions that many reporters and photographers work under around the world.
One year after the deaths of photojournalists Tim Hetherington and Chris Hondros, Yuri Kozyrev visited Misrata, Libya. The city is rebuilding and remembering.
‘Photographs Not Taken,’ edited by Will Steacy, asks photographers around the world to reflect on a moment when they didn’t or couldn’t make a picture. On the eve of the one-year anniversary of his death, LightBox presents an essay by Tim Hetherington from the new book.
The romantic notion is that photojournalists bare unique witness to the events of the world as they unfold around them. In reality, due to circumstance, comfort and organizational requirements, photographers often find themselves in the company of fellow photojournalists, working side by side, when covering the news.
The American photojournalist wins inuagural award for his project on the Colombian conflict.
A rare chance to see the video installation, now on view at the Aperture Gallery in New York City till June 23rd 2011.
“Although Tim Hetherington will best be remembered for his brave, nuanced and sensitive account of the war in Afghanistan, his first book, Long Story Bit By Bit: Liberia Retold, is an overlooked masterpiece.”
LightBox pays tribute to Photographer Chris Hondros who was killed while on assignment in Misratah, Libya on Wednesday April 20, 2011
Tim Hetherington, photographer and director of the film Restrepo, was killed in the besieged city of Misratah on Wednesday April 20, 2011.
