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'Wonderful' war photographer Paul Conroy dies aged 61

Sun, 01 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Jamie Doran played the photographer, who has died aged 61, in the 2018 movie A Private War.

Paul Conroy, photojournalist partner to Marie Colvin, dies aged 61

Sun, 01 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000

The photographer who covered wars in Afghanistan, Congo and Libya, died of a heart attack while visiting family in Devon

Episode 60: Paul Conroy (Conflict Photography) -

Sun, 02 Mar 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Episode 60: Paul Conroy (Conflict Photography) -

In this archive episode, Paul Conroy talks about his work with Marie Colvin on capturing the true stories of the war in Syria.

via A Photojournalism Podcast for Everyone - A Photojournalism Podcast by Photojournalists for Everyone: https://10fps.net/2025/02/26/episode-60-paul-conroy-conflict-photography/

A significant aspect of Conroy’s work is the deep bond he shared with Marie Colvin, a renowned journalist who was tragically killed in Syria. Their relationship was built on trust and a shared mission to tell the stories of those affected by conflict. Conroy describes their partnership as almost telepathic, allowing them to operate seamlessly in chaotic environments.

'We face a different danger,' war photographer Paul Conroy says - Committee to Protect Journalists

Thu, 23 May 2019 00:00:00 +0000

‘We face a different danger,’ war photographer Paul Conroy says

In a Q&A with CPJ, British war photographer Paul Conroy discusses his last assignment with Sunday Times reporter Marie Colvin in Syria, in 2012, and the dangers for photojournalists, especially when covering conflict….

Link: https://cpj.org/blog/2019/05/paul-conroy-photojournalist-safety-syria-under-the-wire.php

In a Q&A with CPJ, British war photographer Paul Conroy discusses his last assignment with Sunday Times reporter Marie Colvin in Syria, in 2012, and the dangers for photojournalists, especially when covering conflict.

‘Under the Wire’ Review: Portrait of a War Reporter - The New York Times

Fri, 16 Nov 2018 00:00:00 +0000

‘Under the Wire’ Review: Portrait of a War Reporter

The emotional testimony of the war photographer Paul Conroy dominates this heated and harrowing account of Marie Colvin’s last weeks.

Link: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/15/movies/under-the-wire-review-marie-colvin.html

Piggybacking on the recent release of the based-on-real-life drama “A Private War,” “Under the Wire” — sewn together from on-the-spot footage and interviews with colleagues — drops us into conflict zones with disorienting immediacy. Our primary guide is Paul Conroy, the plain-spoken British photographer who partnered with Colvin and was severely injured in the 2012 rocket attack in Syria that killed her and another reporter outright.

Review: In 'Under the Wire,' war photographer Paul Conroy bears witness to a terrible loss - Los Angeles Times

Fri, 16 Nov 2018 00:00:00 +0000

Review: In ‘Under the Wire,’ war photographer Paul Conroy bears witness to a terrible loss

The recent biopic “A Private War” explores the interiority of war correspondent Marie Colvin’s life.

via Los Angeles Times: http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-et-mn-mini-under-the-wire-review-20181115-story.html

The recent biopic “A Private War” explores the interiority of war correspondent Marie Colvin’s life. But the documentary “Under the Wire,” featuring Colvin’s colleague, photojournalist Paul Conroy, painstakingly details Colvin’s final days before her death while reporting from Homs, Syria, in February 2012.

Remembering 13 Unsung Heroes of Photojournalism

Thu, 01 Mar 2012 00:00:00 +0000

Remembering 13 Unsung Heroes of Photojournalism | PDNPulse

News stories of the deaths in Syria of American reporter Marie Colvin and French photographer Remi Ochlik totaled in the thousands last week. That was followed by hundreds of stories yesterday about the rescue of British photographer Paul Conroy, who was

via PDNPulse: http://pdnpulse.com/2012/02/remembering-13-unsung-heroes-of-photojournalism.html

Lost in much of the coverage about Conroy’s rescue was the fact that 35 activists helped Conroy reach safety in Lebanon, and 13 of them died during the rescue mission. AP reported those deaths, which occurred when government troops attacked the activists.

Injured Photographer Paul Conroy Smuggled Out of Syria

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0000

Injured Photographer Paul Conroy Smuggled Out of Syria | PDNPulse

British photographer Paul Conroy, who was injured last week in an attack on a makeshift media center in Homs, Syria that killed two other journalists, has been smuggled to safety in Lebanon, the Associated Press reports. Syrian activists smuggled Conroy o

via PDNPulse: http://pdnpulse.com/2012/02/injured-photographer-paul-conroy-smuggled-out-of-syria.html

Syrian activists smuggled Conroy out last night. According to The Guardian, the activists came under attack while they were moving Conroy to safety and several of them died.

France, UK appeal for safe passage for trapped journalists

Fri, 24 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0000

Link: British Journal of Photography

The governments of France and the UK are urging Syria to offer safe passage to the city of Homs, as three journalists - including photographers William Daniels and Paul Conroy - remain trapped following the attack that killed Rémi Ochlik and Marie Colvin