John Liebenberg
John Liebenberg (1958 – February 16, 2020) was a South African photojournalist, known for documenting Namibia's independence struggle. He was one of the founding staff members and photographer at The Namibian.[1]
Liebenberg was an established news photographer whose works have been exhibited in Africa and Europe.[2] He documented the Rhodesian Bush War that preceded Namibia's independence in 1990, Liebenberg also worked as a photographer in the Angolan Civil War, and was later employed as a magazine and freelance photographer in South Africa.
Born in 1958 in Johannesburg, South Africa. He was admitted to a hospital in Johannesburg after he broke his leg in a fall on 10 February 2020.[3] He died on 16 February 2020 at age 61 in Johannesburg, South Africa, following complications in his recovery from surgery.[4]
References
- ^ "Photographer John Liebenberg has died". NBC. Retrieved 2020-02-17.
- ^ "John Liebenberg". www.afronova.com. Retrieved 2020-02-17.
- ^ Namibian, The. "Liberation war photographer John Liebenberg dies". The Namibian. Retrieved 2020-02-17.
- ^ Namibian, The. "Photographer John Liebenberg remembered for iconic images". The Namibian. Retrieved 2020-02-17.
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