Here I Am: The Story of Tim Hetherington, War Photographer
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| Rating | : | 4.74 (705 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0802120903 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 256 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-02-11 |
| Language | : | English |
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treidaz said A terrible loss. At the time of Hetherington's death I was in the middle of a research paper debating international involvement in Libya. After seeing the news of his death I felt slightly saddened, but no more so than any other casualty of war.A year passed and Sebastian Junger announced "Which Way is The Front Line From Here?". I decided that it would probably be an interesting watch and that I should know more about Tim befor. One extraordinary man's journey to illuminate truth M. Leach Photographer, Documentarian (Restrepo, Darfur Bleeds), Author Timothy Alistair Telemachus Hetherington: in his 41st year of life struck down by a mortar shell in Misrata, amidst the rising Arab Spring, and a life cut so deeply short in its courage, passion, focus, and humanity. This biographical sketch draws the reader into much more than Hetherington's life, and yet the man himself as a beacon of sincere explor. "See the Movie" according to Conrad J. Obregon. Tim Hetherington was a photo-journalist. He probably would have eschewed the title "war photographer". His documentary film, "Restrepo" was nominated for an academy award. He was killed by mortar fire in Misrata, Libya in 2011 while covering the revolt against Gaddafi.Alan Huffman after initially describing the moment when Hetherington was hit by mortar fire, returns to the beginning of his life and describes hi
Through Hetherington’s extraordinary life, Huffman explores a dangerous profession and how one man pursued it with his own personal twist. But, as Huffman documents, Hetherington went way beyond photographing the carnage and violence of war to detail the lives of the people affected. --Vanessa Bush . From Booklist In April 2011, Hetherington, 40, was killed in a mortar attack while covering the Arab Spring uprising in Misrata, Libya. He tended to immerse himself in the local life and culture, covering a school choir of blind children in Sierra Leone and spending three years helping the UN track down human-rights criminals in Liberia. Huffman details the life of a man who wasn’t satisfied to record images but wanted to understand the causes behind the war, the histories of conflict, and the individuals—many, adolescents&mdash
Hetherington’s dedication to his career led him time after time into war zones, and unlike some other journalists, he did not pack up after the story had broken.In Here I Am, journalist and freelance writer Alan Huffman tells Hetherington’s life story, and through it analyzes what it means to be a war reporter in the twenty-first century. soldiers in Afghanistan. Tim Hetherington (1970-2011) was one of the world’s most distinguished and dedicated photojournalists, whose career was tragically cut short when he died in a mortar blast while covering the Libyan Civil War. Here I Am explores the risks, challenges, and thrills of war reporting, and is a testament to the unique work of people like Hetherington, who risk their lives to give a voice to people ravaged by war.. Huffman recounts Hetherington’s life from his first interests in photography, through his critical role in reporting the Liberian Civil War, to his tragic death in Libya. Tim wo