Comments on: LIFE tribute to Tim Hetherington and Chris Hondros, photojournalists killed today in Libya http://boingboing.net/2011/04/20/time-tribute-to-tim.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Wed, 19 Jun 2013 20:44:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: Anderson Council http://boingboing.net/2011/04/20/time-tribute-to-tim.html#comment-1088544 Anderson Council Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1088544 I had the honor of meeting Chris Hondros through a mutual friend. He and I discussed the difficulties of being away from home to the extent that he and I both experienced. I however was and now ever more thankful that I have the privilege of doing what I love for a living without the near daily threat to my very life that he experienced. Chris lived a noble life and died doing what he loved and what he believed in. I do remember him saying however, that he was not going to be putting himself in war zones anymore. It is a sad day. My condolences to his family and friends as well as to those of the other victims. Let us also not forget the message these people were there to convey to the world and the thousands of innocent lives also caught in the crossfire or directly targeted by the events that continue to unfold. I had the honor of meeting Chris Hondros through a mutual friend. He and I discussed the difficulties of being away from home to the extent that he and I both experienced. I however was and now ever more thankful that I have the privilege of doing what I love for a living without the near daily threat to my very life that he experienced. Chris lived a noble life and died doing what he loved and what he believed in. I do remember him saying however, that he was not going to be putting himself in war zones anymore. It is a sad day.

My condolences to his family and friends as well as to those of the other victims. Let us also not forget the message these people were there to convey to the world and the thousands of innocent lives also caught in the crossfire or directly targeted by the events that continue to unfold.

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2011/04/20/time-tribute-to-tim.html#comment-1088304 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1088304 You cannot shoot photos like these safely, but I—for one—am grateful to everyone who goes so far to do just that. Gratitude and sorrow, mixed. You cannot shoot photos like these safely, but I—for one—am grateful to everyone who goes so far to do just that. Gratitude and sorrow, mixed.

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2011/04/20/time-tribute-to-tim.html#comment-1088396 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1088396 For anyone who hasn't seen it, Restrepo is a fantastic documentary shot by Tim Hetherington in the Korengal Valley. Unsettling stuff, especially in light of this news. RIP. For anyone who hasn’t seen it, Restrepo is a fantastic documentary shot by Tim Hetherington in the Korengal Valley. Unsettling stuff, especially in light of this news.
RIP.

]]> By: Annika http://boingboing.net/2011/04/20/time-tribute-to-tim.html#comment-1088414 Annika Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1088414 This is very sad. I met http://rixstep.com/1/20110419,00.shtml on a photo-related trade fair (Photokina in Cologne) and attended his talk on war reporting. I admired him a lot and he seemed like an absolutely fantastic guy. He was a great inspiration for other photographers and journalists and I was very impressed by his pictures. Hearing about his death comes as a shock. Strange, since of course I knew what he was doing was dangerous... This is very sad. I met http://rixstep.com/1/20110419,00.shtml on a photo-related trade fair (Photokina in Cologne) and attended his talk on war reporting. I admired him a lot and he seemed like an absolutely fantastic guy. He was a great inspiration for other photographers and journalists and I was very impressed by his pictures. Hearing about his death comes as a shock. Strange, since of course I knew what he was doing was dangerous…

]]> By: Annika http://boingboing.net/2011/04/20/time-tribute-to-tim.html#comment-1088416 Annika Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1088416 Damn, of course that should be "I met Tim Hetherington"... got pwned by my own pastebuffer, sorry about that. Damn, of course that should be “I met Tim Hetherington”… got pwned by my own pastebuffer, sorry about that.

]]> By: jfrancis http://boingboing.net/2011/04/20/time-tribute-to-tim.html#comment-1088176 jfrancis Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1088176 One of the links is broken One of the links is broken

]]> By: Pellegrinch http://boingboing.net/2011/04/20/time-tribute-to-tim.html#comment-1088177 Pellegrinch Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1088177 The link to the pictures that goes to Life magazine's website is not working. Did they take it down? The link to the pictures that goes to Life magazine’s website is not working. Did they take it down?

]]> By: holtt http://boingboing.net/2011/04/20/time-tribute-to-tim.html#comment-1088181 holtt Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1088181 Wow, powerful pictures of chaos there. This really brings to light the risk and price of bringing us the news. We may "like" a tweet or small news item with a quick mouse click, but sometimes there's a very deep cost behind those 140 letters or an image on the net. Wow, powerful pictures of chaos there.

This really brings to light the risk and price of bringing us the news. We may “like” a tweet or small news item with a quick mouse click, but sometimes there’s a very deep cost behind those 140 letters or an image on the net.

]]> By: shanks http://boingboing.net/2011/04/20/time-tribute-to-tim.html#comment-1088208 shanks Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1088208 Working link: http://www.life.com/gallery/59501/chris-hondros-in-memoriam They changed the article title, "Chris Hondros: wounded in action" to "Chris Hondros: in memoriam," which apparently changed the URL. Link broke when he lost his life. Working link: http://www.life.com/gallery/59501/chris-hondros-in-memoriam They changed the article title, “Chris Hondros: wounded in action” to “Chris Hondros: in memoriam,” which apparently changed the URL. Link broke when he lost his life.

]]> By: Antinous / Moderator http://boingboing.net/2011/04/20/time-tribute-to-tim.html#comment-1088229 Antinous / Moderator Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1088229 Fixed. Thanks. Fixed. Thanks.

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