Tag: Tyler Hicks
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Libya Says It Will Release Times Journalists
Libya Says It Will Release Times Journalists Today | PDNPulse Four New York Times journalists held since Tuesday by pro-Qaddafi forces in Libya will be released today, Libyan government officials have told the US State Department. The Libyan government says that the four journalists, who include photographers Lynsey via PDNPulse: http://pdnpulse.com/2011/03/libya-says-it-will-release-times-journalists-today.html Four New York Times…
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The 6th Floor: Missing Friends
Missing Friends We are worried about our colleagues missing in Libya. via The 6th Floor Blog: http://6thfloor.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/03/17/missing-friends/?partner=rss&emc=rss We are still worried about our colleagues missing in Libya: Stephen Farrell, Lynsey Addario, Anthony Shadid and Tyler Hicks.
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4 New York Times journalists missing in Libya
We wish for a safe and fast return of the four journalists. Link: 4 New York Times journalists missing in Libya | dvafoto
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In the Thick of Libya's Brutal Fighting: Tyler Hicks Describes One of the Toughest Battles He's Ever Photographed – NYTimes.com
In the Thick of Libya’s Brutal Fighting Tyler Hicks has covered Kosovo, Chechnya, Congo, Ethiopia, Sudan, Iraq and Afghanistan. He said the battling Wednesday in Libya ranked among the worst he has seen. via Lens Blog: http://lens.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/03/09/in-the-thick-of-libyas-brutal-fighting/ When Tyler Hicks says that he has just witnessed what may have been the “thickest fighting in a…
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Report From the Taliban Heartland – NYTimes.com
Report From the Taliban Heartland I’ve been working here for nine years and it’s become worse and worse. via At War Blog: http://atwar.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/09/27/report-from-the-taliban-heartland/ New York Times photographer Tyler Hicks gives a first-hand account of a firefight in Afghanistan.
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Marja Embed: Six Weeks in Helmand Province – At War
Marja Embed: Six Weeks in Helmand Province The first in a series of reports by C.J. Chivers on the early days of Operation Moshtarak, the major offensive launched in Marja, Afghanistan, in late February. via At War Blog: http://atwar.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/03/22/marja-embed-six-weeks-in-helmand-province/ After spending more than six weeks with the Marines and Afghan National Army in Helmand Province,…
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On Assignment: Under the Radar in Kandahar – Lens Blog
On Assignment: Under the Radar in Kandahar Tyler Hicks of The Times has learned to be careful of where he points his camera in this southern Afghanistan city, and to rely heavily on his translator and driver. via Lens Blog: http://lens.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/10/11/on-assignment-2/ Tyler Hicks has three rules when photographing in a dangerous, unstable city like Kandahar,…
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On Assignment: Moments Between Life and Death
James Estrin, Lens Blog says: After the explosion, with very little cover, Tyler Hicks ran with Specialist Soto downriver to a creek bed. Five minutes later, they made a run for safety and attempted to ford the river as gunfire rang around them. Mr. Hicks’s armored jacket, helmet and camera equipment together weighed over 40…
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Astonishing Combat Photography by Tyler Hicks
From State of the Art: In the past couple of weeks, New York Times photographer Tyler Hicks has been publishing a series of astonishing war pictures from Afghanistan. Check it out here.
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A Drive to Root Out the Resurgent Taliban
Photographer Tyler Hicks, from the New York Times: The Americans face the hard job of trying to tell local farmers from Taliban insurgents, who have gained strength across southern Afghanistan. The Americans set up a base, then probed into villages. They were soon ambushed. The Taliban can easily persuade or coerce villagers to assist them.…