How Photojournalism Killed Kevin Carter
Kevin Carter was the object of praise and scorn for his work in war-torn countries. And it took a fatal toll.
via All That’s Interesting: http://all-that-is-interesting.com/kevin-carter
Kevin Carter was the object of praise and scorn for his work in war-torn countries. And it took a fatal toll.
via All That’s Interesting: http://all-that-is-interesting.com/kevin-carter
The Bang Bang Club is the real life story of a group of four young combat photographers – Greg Marinovich, Joao Silva, Kevin Carter and Ken Oosterbroek – bonded by friendship and their sense of purpose to tell the truth. They risked their lives and used t
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Mellow actor gained intensity for gritty photojournalist
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And now he’s in Cannes to promote something a little less hunky and a little more serious: The Bang Bang Club, an upcoming movie, which may not be released for a year or so, about four real-life press photographers whose pictures of African suffering helped bring an end to apartheid in South Africa.
Kitsch plays Kevin Carter, a legendary photojournalist who took a picture of a starving child in the Sudan, dying, while a vulture perched nearby.
“By far the most challenging role I’ve ever had in my life,” he said, and for several reasons.
Showcase: The Bang Bang Club (Part 1 of 2) – Lens Blog – NYTimes.com:
Though legendary in photojournalism circles, the Bang Bang Club never formally existed. It was really more of a bond among four young photographers — Kevin Carter, Greg Marinovich, Ken Oosterbroek and Joao Silva — united by their ideals, their photography and the historical events unfolding in South Africa in the 1990s.