Tag: Tim Hetherington
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Restrepo: A Conversation with Sebastian Junger
Sebastian Junger and Tim Hetherington visited Columbia University to discuss their documenta
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Documentaries Provide Oscar Drama – NYTimes.com
Documentary Drama at the Oscars With most of the feature film and acting Oscar categories seemingly sewn up, the documentaries are one area where there is still some drama. Link: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/03/movies/awardsseason/03bagger.html?_r=1 In 2007, when the journalists Sebastian Junger and Tim Hetherington set out to make a documentary following a military unit in Afghanistan, they had…
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photo-eye | Antone's Picks: Infidel
Antone’s Picks: Infidel from the book Infidel Infidel is one of the best photography books to come out that documents the United States involvement in Afghanis… Link: http://blog.photoeye.com/2010/11/antones-picks-infidel.html Infidel is one of the best photography books to come out that documents the United States involvement in Afghanistan. I would go so far to say that…
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A Family Album: American Soldiers at War – NYTimes.com
A Family Album: American Soldiers at War Tim Hetherington’s “Infidel” is more of a family album for a platoon in Afghanistan than a traditional photojournalism book. via Lens Blog: http://lens.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/10/04/infidel/ Tim Hetherington’s “Infidel” (Chris Boot Ltd., 2010) is more of a family album than a traditional photojournalism book. There are of course powerful images of…
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“Restrepo” and the Imagery of War – Lens
‘Restrepo’ and the Imagery of War With the premier nearing of his documentary, “Restrepo,” Tim Hetherington takes time to talk with Michael Kamber about the future of photojournalism. via Lens Blog: http://lens.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/06/22/behind-44/ The documentary “Restrepo,” directed by Mr. Hetherington and Sebastian Junger, will open Friday. Last week, Mr. Hetherington sat down with Mr. Kamber in…
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Restrepo wins Grand Jury Prize at Sundance Film Festival
Sebastian Junger and Tim Hetherington’s visceral documentary about the war in Afghanistan, Restrepo, just won the Grand Jury Prize: Documentary. Link: WATCH VIDEOS | Sundance Festival 2010
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PDNPulse: Hetherington's Afghanistan Film Opens Sundance Festival
“Restrepo,” a film made by photographer Tim Hetherington and writer Sebastian Junger about a platoon of US soldiers in Afghanistan, was shown on the opening night of Sundance Film Festival on Thursday. Link: PDNPulse: Hetherington’s Afghanistan Film Opens Sundance Festival
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PDNPulse: Tim Hetherington On The Documentary Hybrid
Link: PDNPulse: Tim Hetherington On The Documentary Hybrid Tim Hetherington began his seminar, “The Documentary Hybrid: Photography & Filmmaking,” this afternoon with a statement he admitted was a little bit strange given the setting: “I’m not interested in photography, I don’t really care for it,” he said.
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This Man is Not a Photojournalist
This Man is Not a Photojournalist: If all you know about Tim Hetherington is conflict photography, think again.
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Showcase: The Walls Speak – TIM HETHERINGTON
Showcase: The Walls Speak – Lens Blog – NYTimes.com: In 2000, a U.N. combat unit entered a deserted village near Shegbwema in eastern Sierra Leone — territory then held by the Revolutionary United Front, a rebel group infamous for its use of child soldiers and widespread amputations. The abandoned buildings were covered with cryptic and…
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dispatches / War and Photography – Part 4
dispatches / War and Photography – Part 4: Viewing Tim Hetherington’s “Sleeping Soldiers” film raises questions about finding new ways to communicate the experience of war, much of which is not covered by the familiar images used by the news media.
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dispatches / War and Photography – Part 2
dispatches / War and Photography – Part 2: Is there a “ghetto-isation” of photojournalism, and if so, what is it? – Comments from MaryAnne Golon and Tim Hetherington. Filmed on 22 May 2009 at VII Gallery, Brooklyn
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dispatches / War and Photography – Part 1
dispatches says: Is the current style of photojournalism stale? Does the current trend for commenting on the aesthetics of photojournalism detract from the stories that photographers want to communicate? What can photojournalists learn from the art world? – Comments from Gary Knight, Tim Hetherington, MaryAnne Golon, and Ashley Gilbertson. Filmed on 22 May 2009 at…
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dispatches / War and Photography
dispatches says: Stephen Mayes introduces the discussion topics, including the motive and the intent of photographers who cover war, and the responsibility of the audience viewing the resulting images to learn, react, and engage. Tim Hetherington and Gary Knight continue by debating the crisis in photojournalism — is there one, and if so, what is…
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Showcase: “Liberia Retold”
Lens Blog – NYTimes.com says: Tim Hetherington is a British photographer, writer, filmmaker and television journalist who has captured the chaos and tragedy of the Liberian civil war in his new book, “Long Story Bit by Bit: Liberia Retold” (Umbrage Editions, 2009). He has combined reflective, square-format documentary photography with oral testimony and memoir.
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Tim Hetherington Tackles the Emotions of War With "Sleeping Soldiers"
PDN says: It may be the best photojournalism project we can’t show you: A powerful three-screen audio-visual presentation about the war in Afghanistan. The difficulty is that it requires a theater rigged with three projectors. So far, Tim Hetherington’s “Sleeping Soldiers” triptych has only been screened in one place, the 2009 New York Photo Festival.
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whats the jackanory ? – the other hetherington
whats the jackanory ? says: Major festival buzz surrounding Tim Hetherington and his work. His ‘Sleeping Soldiers’ audio visual piece is one of the must see’s.
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State of the Art: Liberia's History, Bit by Bloody Bit
Tim Hetherington first went to Liberia in 1999, and he’s been working there on and off since then. He has a new book that tells the history of Liberia in pictures, oral testimony, and memoir, and it’s a powerful tale of chaos and power. The title, appropriately, is “Long Story Bit By Bit.” Check it…
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THE DOODLES OF WAR – Bloodthirsty Child Soldiers Tag Liberia
The child soldiers of Liberia have taken street art to another level. Tim Hetherington, winner of the World Press Photo of the Year in 2007, took these terrifying photos during the blood-drenched civil war over there a few years back. The childlike scrawls of rape, violence and intimidation are pretty grim, but it all gets…