Tim Hetherington

Tim Hetherington (b. 1970 UK, † 20 April 2011) was a British photographer and Oscar nominated film maker. He studied literature at Oxford University, photojournalism at Cardiff University, and subsequently developed a documentary practice that explores the still and moving image. Over the last ten years, he has focused on issues of young men and conflict. He lived and worked in West Africa for eight years documenting the Liberian civil war and its aftermath, and more recently followed a platoon of US soldiers in Afghanistan. He is the author of 'Long Story Bit by Bit: Liberia Retold' (Umbrage Editions 2009) and 'Infidel' (Chris Boot Ltd 2010), and his films include 'Liberia: An Uncivil War' (2004), Oscar nominated 'Restrepo' (2009), and 'Diary' (2010).

Tim is a recipient of a Fellowship from the National Endowments for Science, Technology and the Arts, a Hasselbald Foundation Grant, the 2008 World Press Photo of the Year, and a Grand Jury Prize from the Sundance Film festival.

Tim and fellow photographer Chris Hondros were recently killed in the besieged city of Misurata, Libya. The two were fatally wounded during an attack by Moammar Gaddafi's forces against rebels in the city.

Further reading here and here.