Tim Hetherington
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Tim Hetherington | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1970 |
| Died | April 20, 2011 |
| Occupation | Photojournalist |
| Known for | Restrepo |
Timothy (Tim) Hetherington (1970 – April 20, 2011) was a British photojournalist.[1][2] He was best known for his documentary film Restrepo which was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature in 2011. Tim Hetherington died on April 20, 2011 from wounds received during a mortar shell attack while covering the front lines in the besieged city of Misrata, Libya.[3][4][5]
Life and career
Hetherington first studied literature at Oxford[6] and later photojournalism under Daniel Meadows and Colin Jacobson in Cardiff in 1996.[7]
Hetherington's first job was that of a trainee at The Big Issue (London) where he was the sole staff photographer.[7]
Hetherington spent much of the next decade in West Africa, documenting political upheaval and its effects on daily life in Liberia, Sierra Leone, Nigeria, and other countries. In the Second Liberian Civil War, he and his broadcast colleague James Brabazon were the only foreign journalists to live behind rebel lines, which earned them an execution order from then president Charles Taylor. He was a photographer on Liberia: An Uncivil War (2004) and The Devil Came on Horseback (2007).
In 2006, Hetherington took a break from image making to work as an investigator for the United Nations Security Council's Liberia Sanctions Committee.
Hetherington won the 2007 World Press Photo competition for his picture of a tired American soldier covering his face with his hand following a day of fighting in the Korengal valley, Afghanistan. The work was made for Vanity Fair magazine, for which he was a contributing photographer.[8] Hetherington made several trips to Afghanistan in 2007 and 2008 with writer Sebastian Junger; the two collaborated on the 2010 documentary Restrepo based on their assignment in Afghanistan. The film received the Grand Jury Prize for best documentary at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival.[9]
Hetherington received a 2009 Alfred I. duPont Award in broadcast journalism,[10] and the 2008 Rory Peck Features award for his broadcast work titled Afghanistan – The Other War, which was also made in the Korengal Valley and aired on ABC's Nightline.
On April 20, 2011 it was reported that Tim Hetherington had been killed during a mortar attack in Libya, which killed and gravely wounded photographers Chris Hondros and Guy Martin, respectively. Hetherington tweeted the previous day, "In besieged Libyan city of Misrata. Indiscriminate shelling by Qaddafi forces. No sign of NATO".[11][12]
Books
- Long Story Bit by Bit: Liberia Retold. Umbrage, 2009. ISBN 188416773X.
- Infidel. Chris Boot, 2010. ISBN 1905712189. About Afghanistan.
Exhibitions
- 2010 – Liberia Retold and Sleeping Soldiers, Guernsey[13]
Notes
- ^ "Tim Hetherington". World Press Photo. Retrieved 2010-12-01.
- ^ "This Man is Not a Photojournalist". Pdnonline.com. 2009-08-02. Retrieved 2010-12-01.
- ^ "Restrepo Director Tim Hetherington Reportedly Killed in Libya". New York Magazine. 20 April 2010. Retrieved 20 April 2011.
- ^ "Restrepo director Tim Hetherington killed in Libya". Realscreen. 20 April 2010. Retrieved 20 April 2011.
- ^ "Tim Hetherington, Oscar-Nominated Journalist, Killed In Libya". Huffington Post. 20 April 2011. Retrieved 20 April 2011.
- ^ Biography page, timhetherington.com. Retrieved 2010-11-02.
- ^ a b Tim Hetherington, "The Big Issue", Source. Retrieved 2010-11-01.
- ^ Contributing Photographer: Tim Hetherington". Vanity Fair. Retrieved 2010-11-02.
- ^ Tourtellotte, Bob (31 January 2010). ""Winter's Bone", "Restrepo" win top Sundance awards". Reuters. Retrieved 20 April 2011.
- ^ "Corcoran – Tim Hetherington: Infidel". Programs.corcoran.org. Retrieved 2010-12-01.
- ^ "IndieWire Reports "Restrepo" Director Tim Hetherington Killed In Libya".
- ^ "Renowned journalist killed in Libya:reports".
- ^ Exhibition information, Guernsey Photography Festival.
External links
- Hetherington's website
- "Brit wint World Press Photo 2007", nu.nl. Accessed 2010-11-02. Template:Nl icon
- Long Story Bit by Bit. Umbrage Gallery. Accessed 2009-05-05.
- Interview with Laura Flanders and Tim Hetherington on Restrepo. GRITtv.