The death of photographer and filmmaker Tim Hetherington in Misrata, Libya, Wednesday is a blow to the New York media and circles of photography. The artist was killed in a battle between Government and rebel forces.
Another photographer based in New York, Chris Hondros, who worked for Getty Images, was seriously wounded in the battle and died several hours after Mr. Hetherington. In a statement, a spokesman for Getty said: "Chris never reluctant to front line having covered major conflicts of the world throughout his career and his work in Libya is no exception." It will be sorely missed. ?
Co-Director of the Oscar for the film 2010 "restrepo" appointment was killed Wednesday in Libya, in the midst of a battle between rebels and Government forces. Christopher Farley has more on Tim Hetherington and his work.Mr. Hetherington, born in Liverpool, England, in 1970 and lives in Brooklyn, was a contribution to Vanity Fair Editor, who, in 2007, sent him and writer Sebastian Junger to document a year with an American battalion in Korengal of the Afghanistan. Valley. This assignment led the documentary of the duo "restrepo", earning an appointment at the Oscars this year.
"I think that a viewer of photos of Tim might feel that he was really in it with the soldiers - not only observe," says photography Director Vanity Fair, Susan Smith, by email. "" "". "This kind of commitment combined with artistic talent, he has provided the photograph of late was a potent mixture."
Mr. Hetherington covered Africa from the West during more than a decade, and Umbrage Editions of Brooklyn published a collection of his work of Liberia to "" long story Bit by Bit: Liberia Retold. "" Shading editor Nan Richardson said selection of photographs from the years of coverage was not difficult because the photographer had a clear vision of his message: "he wanted to Western audiences understand that Liberia was not on the tribal war or fatally compromised situation." He wanted to denounce who he thought shared moral responsibility. "And point out people who could help."
On a personal note, she added: "" the first time I met him, he was every inch of the soldier, with a lattice cut buzz and army--results then the Oxbridge accent and his incredible articulation. ""
After his stay in Afghanistan, Mr. Hetherington has created "Infidels", a book published by Chris Boot, which is now the Executive Director of the foundation of the opening, based on 27 Street. "What I am interested to work with him was the degree to which he identified with the people he photographed", said Mr. Boot. "It is something that had much more depth you normally associate with this kind of ruthless journalism."
After having spent so much time with the soldiers, the links created through war do not fade. "He has kept contact with all the guys he photography." They have become a community of a kind, ", said the Publisher." "Tim used the experience to be with these guys tell their story from their point of view".
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