War

Insurance for Freelance Journalists

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Choosing the right insurance policy is essential if you work in a conflict zone.

What To Expect If You Are Injured On Assignment – PDN Photo District News

Insurance for Freelance Journalists – Reporters Without Borders

‘Mission Insurance Agreement for Freelance Reporters and Journalists Reporters Without Borders is offering freelance reporters the opportunity to take out an insurance policy through them. Too often, reporters are assigned to cover conflicts – in increasing number – without insurance. Exorbitant costs and a lack of information are the main reasons. Reporters Without Borders signed an agreement with Escapade Insurances to offer competitively-priced coverage to freelance reporters’.

Membership with Reporters Without Borders is mandatory to purchase insurance through the organization. This insurance is valid for journalists of any nationality traveling outside their country of habitual residence. To purchase insurance with Reporters Without Borders and/or request a quote, write to insurance@rsf.org or assurance@rsf.org

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Tim Hetherington (1970 -2011) and Chris Hondros (1970 -2011)

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Very sad news – photojournalists Tim Hetherington and Chris Hondros were killed while covering the conflict, between Libyan rebels and armed forces loyal to Muammar Gaddafi, in Misrata on April 20th. Photojournalists Guy Martin and Michael Christopher Brown were injured during the attack. My thoughts go out to their families and friends.

Diary (2010) from Tim Hetherington on Vimeo.

‘Diary’ is a highly personal and experimental film that expresses the subjective experience of my work, and was made as an attempt to locate myself after ten years of reporting. It’s a kaleidoscope of images that link our western reality to the seemingly distant worlds we see in the media. – Tim Hetherington (1970 – 2011)

Links:

Remembering Chris Hondros – The Wall Street Journal
Chris Hondros, at work in Libya – LENS NYTimes.com
Parting Glance: Chris Hondros – LENS NYTimes.com
Chris Hondros: A Life Behind the Lens MSNBC
Parting Glance: Tim Hetherington – LENS NYTimes.com
BJP – British Journal of Photography
In Memorium Tim Hetherington The New Yorker
Sebastian Junger remembers Tim Hetherington – Vanity Fair
Tim Hetherington, 40, Killed in Libya – Vanity Fair
Tim Hetherington in Memorium: TIME Lightbox
The Guardian
On The Media: War photographers change their focus – Los Angeles Times
Guy Marin, 27, becomes a veteran – LENS NYTimes.com
Only The Good Die Young – Burn Magazine / David Alan Harvey
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Condition ONE

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Condition ONE is a mobile media technology company developing the tools and platform to combine filmmaking, photojournalism and mobile devices to pioneer powerful immersive experiences.

Danfung Dennis’ thoughts via DSLR News Shooter

But, this visual language is dying. The traditional outlets are collapsing. In the midst of this upheaval, we must invent a new language. Condition ONE combines the power of the still image and storytelling, the emotional engagement of tactile experiences, and the compelling nature of being an active participant in an effort to pioneer a new language that is so immersive, that it will shake viewers out of their numbness to traditional media and provide them a powerful emotional experience. Instead of opening a window to glimpse another world, we are attempting to bring the viewer into that world.

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Washington Post article

Dili, Timor Leste 1999 -2011

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I have been trying to track down people I had photographed during East Timor’s fight for independence in 1999. The project’s aim is to find the survivors and continue to tell their stories, a task made even more difficult by the fact I had made the decision not to record names at that time, not wanting my notes to fall into the wrong hands and place people at risk. It was a dangerous time for everyone. The other day, two close friends, UNMIT photographers Martine Perret and Dino Soares, graciously managed to track down a family I had photographed in Dili back then. The photograph shows the family having just returned to the burnt out remains of their home. It was tense, as rampaging Militia, alongside Indonesian soldiers, were continuing to torch nearby buildings. I was immediately struck by that look of concern on the father’s face. I took a photograph and moved on. On March 22nd, 2011, it was an absolute pleasure to be formally introduced to Marsal Guterres and his family, wife Tereza Da Silva Almeida Dos Santos, daughter Martina Margarida Guterres, 13 years old, and son, Jacinto Guterres Da Silva, 11.

Photograph by Dino Soares

Agent Orange 2010

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Ben Tre Provence ©David Dare Parker

It was moving to watch the affection between Pham Minh Trieu and his daughter, Pham Thi Ngoc Minh. This quietly spoken man had been in the Army from 1950 – 1975 and was a medic during the War. He remembers hiding in underground tunnels during US Air Force bombing raids. He was based in Bà Rịa, Vũng Tàu Province, when dioxin was dropped on the area, and has strong memories of leaves falling off plants, trees dying and eating fruit from dioxin-affected regrowth. Returning to Ben Tre Provence he married and had a daughter. He blames her defects on dioxin poisoning, a direct result of his exposure during the War.

Photographers on Afghanistan

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I draw inspiration from my colleagues, and when they do something powerful, I think it is important to spread the word.

Adam Ferguson – The Sydney Morning Herald
A.K. Kimoto – The New York Times

David Guttenfelder – National Geographic

Louie Palu – The Virginia Quarterly Review

Lynsey Addario – National Geographic

Stephen Dupont – Generation AK teaser


Balazs Gardi – The Valley

Danfung Dennis – To Hell and Back

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