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Photojournalist Anton Hammerl killed in Libya
May 24, 2011 by M. Scott Brauer No Comments »“It all happened in a split second. We thought we were in the crossfire. But, eventually, we realized they were shooting at us. You could see and hear the bullets hitting the ground near us.” -James Foley, speaking to Global Post
Very sad news over the weekend as the world learned that photojournalist Anton Hammerl was killed in Libya in early April. Hammerl went missing in Libya in early April 2011 (previously on dvafoto), along with three other journalists, but there was no information about his whereabouts or condition. Late last week, word reached Hammerl’s family that the photographer was shot in early April and later died of his wounds. In the message posted to the Free photographer Anton Hammerl group on Facebook, the Hammerl family reports, “On 5 April 2011 Anton was shot by Gaddafi’s forces in an extremely remote location in the Libyan desert. According to eyewitnesses, his injuries were such that he could not have survived without medical attention.” On Hammerl’s photoshelter page, there’s a set of some of the photographer’s last-uploaded images from the war in Libya.
Donations to support the family of Anton Hammerl are being accepted through FreeFoley.org.
Accounts of Hammerl’s last moments, as well as remembrances and memorials have been appearing online. Below is a list of a few such accounts:
- British High Commissioner releases a statement on the death of South African photographer, Anton Hammerl
- Remembering Anton Hammerl
- Missing Photographer in Libya Is Presumed Dead
- And here’s to you, Anton!…by Edgar Martins
- An astute, thoughtful lensman: South African photographer killed in the Libyan desert had an artist’s eye
- The calling ~ IM Anton Hammerl ~
- Rights groups call for release of photographer’s body, investigation
- A Day Under Fire with Anton
- Libya: Release Body of South African Photojournalist
- Anton Hammerl Dead: Photojournalist Killed In Libya
- Hamba Kahle Anton
- Remembering Anton Hammerl and His Work in Libya
- Safrea calls for formal investigation into Hammerl case
- Photographer tells of desert ordeal
- Reporters’ release tempered by news of colleague’s death
- Anton Hammerl is dead – family
- Anton Hammerl Is Still Missing in Libya
Remembrances, memorials, and thoughts on the deaths of Tim Hetherington and Chris Hondros
Apr 21, 2011 by M. Scott Brauer 5 Comments »I’d never met Hetherington or Hondros, but knew their work well. What’s clear from their work and what’s being written about them after today’s tragic news, though, is that they were among the best in the business. Here are some reflections that have been posted recently about the two (titles have mostly been copied and pasted):
- 2 Great photographers lost today in Libya – doing what they loved to do.
- The Toll Of Covering Conflict
- The News We Dont Want to Report
- Photojournalists Tim Hetherington and Chris Hondros killed in Libya [Updated]
- Recent photos from Misrata by Chris Hondros, including some taken before his death and another gallery of images from the day of his death
- Parting Glance: Tim Hetherington
- Tim Hetherington 1970 – 2011
- Tim Hetherington and Chris Hondros Killed in Libya
- CPJ’s report
- IN MEMORIAM: TIM HETHERINGTON
- A TRIBUTE TO TIM HETHERINGTON 1970-2011
- Human Rights Watch on Tim Hetherington
- BagNews on Chris Hondros and Tim Hetherington
- Remembering Tim Hetherington
- BJP’s coverage, including a photo of Hondros as he was receiving medical attention after the attack (and here’s a bit of discussion, including from the BJP writer, about the decision to publish that picture)
- A Photojournalist Remembered (Chris Hondros)
- ‘Restrepo’ Partner: War Photographer Tim Hetherington Never Thought Himself Brave: Colleague Sebastian Junger on Friend and Veteran War Photographer Killed in Libya Attack
- Parting Glance: Chris Hondros
- The Integrity of Tim Hetherington
- Tim Hetherington, Chris Hondros Killed in Libya
- Chris Hondros, friend and colleague
- Honoring Hondros and Hetherington
- Tim Hetherington: A Vanity Fair Portfolio
- Remembering Tim Hetherington Through Restrepo
- Tim Hetherington in Memoriam
- Remembering Chris Hondros
- Almost Dawn in Libya: Chris & Tim, Heading Home.
- only the good die young
- Hetherington Family Releases Statement on Tim’s Death
- Liverpool-born war photographer Tim Hetherington killed in Libya
- A Loss in the Family: Photographer Tim Hetherington, 1970–2011.
- Chris Hondros killed in Libya | 4.20.11 (gallery of recent work)
- Update: Me and Joseph Duo by Chris Hondros (Hondros tells the story of finding and helping the Monrovian fighter in his well-known photograph)
- RIP TIM HETHERINGTON AND CHRIS HONDROS
- Tim Hetherington’s Last Interview
- on life and loss, death and photojournalism
- Tim and Chris
- Dear Tim
- Libya War Photographers’ Final Hours
- John Kerry recalls photographer killed in Libya
- The Most Important Rule of Photography
- Chris and Tim
- ‘There Were Four Times When I Could Have Died’
- For What It’s Worth (seems to have an image of the moment John Kerry mentions of seeing Hondros’ images on the campaign trail)
- Photojournalist Chris Hondros: At Work in Misurata, Libya
- Remember Chris Hondros
- In Memory of Chris Hondros
- KIA in the Age of Facebook
- Post-photography: Tim Hetherington’s living legacy
- Brooklyn flag @ half mast @ Brooklyn Borough Hall for Chris and Tim. RIP.
- Sebastian Junger Remembers Tim Hetherington
- Two War Photographers On Their Injuries, Ethics
- GRITtv: Christopher Anderson: Remembering Tim Hetherington
- Testimony from a Colleague: Looking Back at Tim Hetherington’s Liberia
- Chris Hondros in Memoriam
- Bound and Torn by War: Photographers Killed in Libya Called Brooklyn Home; Living in the ‘Kibbutz’
- Remembering Tim Hetherington
- Service Held for Combat Photographers and Doctor Killed in Misurata
- Tim Hetherington’s Diary: The short film that showed where he was going as a director.
- Journalists Killed in Libya, News Breaks on Facebook
- Photojournalists embark on final journey home
- No safe haven for reporters in Libya
- Benghazi port tonight. Libyans show respect&solidarity 4 Tim Hetherington & Chris Hondros
- Shooters: The City’s War Photographers Mourn Two of Their Own
- On the Media: War photographers change their focus
- Chris Hondros, RIP: How my best friend died in a combat zone
- A Group of Conflict Photographers Runs Out of Luck
- Libyan Rebels Dedicate Town Square to Journalist Tim Hetherington
We will update with more as we see them. Our thoughts are with their families and friends.
Photojournalists Tim Hetherington and Chris Hondros killed in Libya
Apr 20, 2011 by M. Scott Brauer 4 Comments »Reports are just coming in confirming the deaths of photojournalists Tim Hetherington and Chris Hondros in Libya. The two were killed while covering fighting in a city called Misrata. ABCNews reports that there were three other photojournalists injured alongside Hondros and Hetherington: Michael Christopher Brown, Andre Liohn and an unknown third. These three are alive.
Our thoughts go out to the families of Hetherington and Hondros and other journalists in danger in Libya and elsewhere.
UPDATE (20 April 2011 – 1:52PM EST): NPPA reports the third journalist injured was Guy Martin. The New York Times reports that Martin is undergoing surgery.
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