Like I was twittering, there is a new movie coming out this month to looking out for. The Bang Bang club.Link to official site: thebangbangclub
The Bang Bang Club was a name associated with four photographers active within the townships of South Africa during the Apartheid period, particularly between 1990 and 1994. Kevin Carter, Greg Marinovich, Ken Oosterbroek and Joao Silva.
Two members won Pulitzer Prizes for their photography. Greg Marinovich won the Pulitzer for Spot News Photography in 1991 for his coverage of the killing of Linsaye Lindsaye Tsabalala in 1990. Kevin Carter won the Pulitzer for Featured Photography in 1994 for his famous photograph of a vulture that appeared to be stalking a starving child in southern Sudan. Vulture_Child
On April 18, 1994, during a firefight in the Tokoza township,cross-fire killed Oosterbroek and seriously injured Marinovich
In July 1994, Carter committed suicide at the age of 33.
Last year in October 23th, Silva stepped on a landmine while on patrol with US soldiers inKandahar, Afghanistan and lost both legs below the knee. This is the second time he's been injured in a warzone, with his first injury being hit by shrapnel in the face. Silva at work
Blog of Photographer Frank Trimbos who lives currently in South Africa.
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