Photojournalists Tim Hetherington, Chris Hondros killed in Libya
Two leading photojournalists were killed while covering the conflict in Misurata, Libya.
News Desk April 20, 2011 13:44
Hetherington was reportedly killed while covering the conflict in Libya Wednesday.
Two award-winning photojournalists were killed in Libya as they covered the ongoing conflict there, it was reported Wednesday.
Tim Hetherington and Chris Hondros were in Misurata, a city that has become a deadly battleground between rebels and forces loyal to Muammar Gaddafi, and were killed in a mortar attack, ABC News reports.
Another photographer, Andre Liohn, wrote on his Facebook wall that the two died "when covering the front line," the Huffington Post reports.
Hetherington was a contributing photographer to Vanity Fair magazine. He co-directed the Oscar-nominated documentary Restrepo about soldiers in Afghanistan with Sebastian Junger.
"Tim was one of the bravest photographers and filmmakers I have ever met," ABC News' James Goldston, who worked closely with Hetherington said in an article. "During his shooting for the Nightline specials he very seriously broke his leg on a night march out of a very isolated forward operating base that was under attack. He had the strength and character to walk for four hours through the night on his shattered ankle without complaint and under fire, enabling that whole team to reach safety."
Hetherington's biography on his personal website reads:
"His interest lies in creating diverse forms of visual communication and his work has ranged from multi-screen installations, to fly-poster exhibitions, to handheld device downloads. Known for his long-term documentary work, Tim lived and worked in West Africa for eight years and has reported on social and political issues worldwide."
Chris Hondros was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize in 2004 for his work in Liberia. He was a senior staff photographer for Getty Images.
Journalists have repeatedly come under threat as they have covered the conflict in Libya.
GlobalPost correspondent James Foley was detained by forces loyal to Gaddafi more than two weeks ago.
Foley, 37, was captured alongside Clare Morgana Gillis, 34, an American freelance journalist working for The Atlantic and USA Today; and Manuel Varela, 30, who works under the name Manu Brabo, a Spanish photographer on assignment for the European Press Agency. It is thought that a fourth journalist, Anton Hammerl, who is South African, was also detained.
http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/news/regions/middle-east/110420/photojournalists-tim-hetherington-chris-hondros-reportedly-
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