Photograph by Matt Stuart.Yesterday, Vanity Fair lost a colleague—contributing photographer Tim Hetherington—whose courage behind the camera and photojournalistic achievements will far outlast him. With more than ten years experience covering combat zones, he embedded himself physically and emotionally with the soldiers he was photographing. Below, Vf.com shares videos of Hetherington and V.F. contributing editor Sebastian Junger discussing Restrepo, the Oscar-nominated documentary they co-directed.
- 4/21/2011
- Vanity Fair
Photograph by Matt Stuart.The following statement was released to Vanity Fair from the family of contributing photographer Tim Hetherington: It is with great sadness we learned that our son and brother, photographer and filmmaker Tim Hetherington, was killed today in Misrata, Libya by a rocket-propelled grenade. Tim will be remembered for his amazing images and his Academy Award–nominated documentary “Restrepo,” which he co-produced with his friend Sebastian Junger. Tim was in Libya to continue his ongoing multimedia project to highlight humanitarian issues during time of war and conflict. He will be forever missed.
- 4/20/2011
- Vanity Fair
Photograph by Matt Stuart. Tim Hetherington, photojournalist, filmmaker, and Vanity Fair contributing photographer, was killed today while covering the conflict in Libya. “Tim died about two hours ago,” said Peter N. Bouckaert, of Human Rights Watch, in Geneva, a friend of Hetherington’s. “Three other journalist were also hit [in an] R.P.G. attack, one being Getty photographer Chris Hondros [who was seriously wounded]; photographer Guy Martin, of the Panos Agency, who is in very serious condition; and a freelancer, Michael Brown, who is slightly wounded.”...
- 4/20/2011
- Vanity Fair
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