Charles Chellapah
Charles Chellapah (born March 14, 1939 as Canagaratnam Chellappah , † February 14, 1966 in Vietnam ) was a photographer and war journalist known for his reports and pictures about the Vietnam War .
life and work
Chellappah was of Indian descent and grew up in Indonesia . As a reporter he moved to Singapore and became a correspondent for the Malayan Times . During the Vietnam War he worked for the Associated Press . He became known for his recordings that were made in extremely dangerous situations. Chellappah was repeatedly urged by the then head of the Associated Press, Horst Faas , not to put himself in particularly dangerous situations. Chellapah died in a land mine explosion while trying to document the rescue of US soldiers. Faas came under increasing criticism in the period that followed. Chellappah was the third AP photographer to die in quick succession in 1966. The Associated Press issued a public statement and promised not to use photographers in particularly dangerous combat situations in the future.
Chellapah and other photographers who died in the Vietnam War received a posthumous tribute at the Newseum , a museum for the history of journalism in Washington, DC, which opened in 2008. Horst Faas has discussed the fate of photographers several times in lectures and books.
Publications
- Horst Faas (Ed.): Requiem. By the photographers who died in Vietnam and Indochina , Random, New York 1997, ISBN 0-679-45657-0
- Horst Faas, Richard Pyle "Lost Over Laos: A True Story of Tragedy, Mystery, and Friendship", Publisher: Da Capo Press; ISBN 0306812517
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Individual evidence
- ↑ Spiegel Online: Four Dead and a Glass Grave , April 3, 2008. Last accessed May 10, 2008
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Chellapah, Charles |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Chellapah, Canagaratnam (maiden name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Indonesian photographer and war correspondent in the Vietnam War |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 14, 1939 |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 14, 1966 |
| Place of death | Vietnam |