Tag: Chris Hondros

  • Remembering Chris Hondros, Part III: Tal Afar

    Remembering Chris Hondros, Part III: Tal Afar

    Remembering Chris Hondros, Part III: Tal Afar – Reading The Pictures Edward Wong of the New York Times shares the story of Chris Hondros’s photographs documenting the accidental killing of Iraqi civilians by American troops in Iraq. via Reading The Pictures: http://www.bagnewsnotes.com/2011/04/remembering-chris-hondros-part-iii/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+Bagnewsnotes+(BAGnewsNotes) I didn’t know Chris well, but I saw him on a few occasions…

  • Chris Hondros Remembered as Humanist, Friend

    An estimated 800 mourners attended the April 27 memorial service for photographer Chris Hondros. The

  • Remembering Chris Hondros, Part II

    Remembering Chris Hondros, Part II

    Remembering Chris Hondros, Part II – Reading The Pictures Alan Chin, Scout Tufankjian, and Stephanie Sinclair share their memories of Chris Hondros. via Reading The Pictures: http://www.bagnewsnotes.com/2011/04/remembering-chris-hondros-part-ii/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+Bagnewsnotes+(BAGnewsNotes) During the war in Kosovo, Tyler Hicks was driving a battered old Renault we were renting, with five or six of us crammed into it lurching around the…

  • Chris Hondros in New York

    Chris Hondros in New York

    Chris Hondros in New York Africa and Asia were the settings of the photos for which Chris Hondros will be best remembered. But Brooklyn was his home. via Lens Blog: http://lens.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/04/27/chris-hondros-in-new-york/ Africa and Asia were the settings of the photos for which Chris Hondros of Getty Images will be best remembered. But Brooklyn was his…

  • When it turns sour – Greg Marinovich

    I flinch from making too much of the deaths of journalists in conflicts, even that of friends. The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday that in the same counterattack that killed Hetherington and Hondros, seven rebels had been killed as well as a doctor about to leave for work at the overwhelmed local hospital. His wife,…

  • Remembering Chris Hondros, Part I

    Remembering Chris Hondros, Part I

    Remembering Chris Hondros, Part I – Reading The Pictures Tim Fadek, Spencer Platt, Nicole Tung, and Gary Fabiano share their thoughts on Chris Hondros. via Reading The Pictures: http://www.bagnewsnotes.com/2011/04/remembering-chris-hondros-part-i-2/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+Bagnewsnotes+(BAGnewsNotes) I’ve often felt that being a photojournalist traveling to far away and troubled places was one of the loneliest things anyone could subject themselves to voluntarily.…

  • An exhibition, celebration, and fundraiser in NYC

    his event [will be a place for] the entire NY Photo community to gather together, celebrate the lives of Tim and Chris while also generating funds for the recovery of Guy and Michael who will be in great need over the coming months Link: An exhibition, celebration, and fundraiser in NYC | dvafoto

  • Memorials Planned for Photographers Chris Hondros and Tim Hetherington

    Memorials Planned for Photographers Chris Hondros, Tim Hetherington (Update) | PDNPulse The families of two photojournalists killed in a rocket attack on Misrata, Libya, on April 20 are organizing memorials. Dean Hondros, brother of photographer Chris Hondros, announced that a memorial service will take place Wednesday, April 27, at 1 pm at via PDNPulse: http://pdnpulse.com/2011/04/memorials-planned-for-photographers-chris-hondros-and-tim-hetherington.html…

  • The Media Equation: War, in Life and Death

    The Media Equation: War, in Life and Death

    War, in Life and Death Tim Hetherington and Chris Hondros, who were killed last week covering the fighting in Libya, used their cameras to communicate the human suffering of war. Link: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/25/business/media/25carr.html?_r=1&partner=rss&emc=rss Tim and Chris were very different men who died because they had something in common: each thought it important to bear witness, to…

  • Service Held for Combat Photographers and Doctor Killed in Misurata

    This is an e-mail sent this morning from C.J. Chivers to the editors at Getty Images and Vanity Fair, describing events in Benghazi, Libya, since the remains of Tim Hetherington and Chris Hondros arrived at the Benghazi port Thursday night. Mr. Hetherington, the conflict photographer and director of the Afghan war documentary “Restrepo,” and Mr.…

  • RIP Chris & Tim

    So much has already been written about the deaths of Tim Hetherington and Chris Hondros. With all th

  • Journalists Killed in Libya, News Breaks on Facebook

    Journalists Killed in Libya, News Breaks on Facebook

    Journalists Killed in Libya, News Breaks on Facebook When the first Western photojournalists covering the conflict in Libya were killed Wednesday, the world found out about it through Facebook and Twitter. Now the Facebook page of one of the photographers has become a defacto memorial for the online communi via WIRED: http://www.wired.com/rawfile/2011/04/journalists-killed-in-libya-news-breaks-on-facebook/ When the first…

  • Photojournalist Chris Hondros:  At Work in Misurata, Libya

    Photojournalist Chris Hondros: At Work in Misurata, Libya

    Photojournalist Chris Hondros: At Work in Misurata, Libya Oscar-nominated British film director and photographer Tim Hetherington (L) climbs from a building in Misurata on April 20, 2011. Getty Images photographer Chris Hondros walks in Misurata on April 18, 2011. Both men, 41, were killed and two other Western via Boston.com: http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2011/04/photojournalist_chris_hondros.html Getty Images Photographer Chris…

  • on life and loss, death and photojournalism

    Death is nothing new to photojournalists. However, the death of photojournalists is rare. On April

  • Remember Chris Hondros

    Chris Hondros and Jamie Rector played pool against Evan Nisselson and myself during an after-awards

  • In Memory of Chris Hondros

    There’s a quote from the movie Apocalypse Now that always stuck with me, when Willard speaks of Colo

  • In Memoriam | Tim Hetherington 1970-2011 Chris Hondros 1970-2011

    The world lost yesterday in Libya, two not only great photojournalists, but based on tributes I’ve

  • Hetherington and Hondros, In Memoriam

    I first met Chris while I was a sports intern at Getty last October. On the day I met him I was meeting with news editors, showing them my book. Hondros tried to quietly slipped through the office’s glass doors, but his presence was immediately known. As he entered, Sandy, the editor I was working…

  • RIP Tim Hetherington and Chris Hondros

    It is a terrible day for photography as we have lost two of our own. Link: RIP Tim Hetherington and Chris Hondros – A Picture’s Worth | PhotoShelter

  • Chris Hondros in Memoriam

    Chris Hondros in Memoriam

    LightBox | Time Read the latest stories about LightBox on Time via Time: http://lightbox.time.com/2011/04/21/chris-hondros-in-memoriam/#1 We were meant to be flying into Baghdad, and the flight was delayed over and over again by sandstorms. To kill time, Chris and I made a deal: He’d explain baseball to be, and I’d help him understand cricket. When he…