Chris Hondros

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Chris Hondros (born March 14, 1970 in New York City , † April 20, 2011 in Misrata , Libya ) was an American photojournalist and war correspondent .

Life

Chris Hondros, a child of an immigrant family of WWII survivors from Germany and Greece, studied English literature before turning to visual communication and photojournalism. Most recently he worked as a permanent photographer at the Getty Images agency and lived in New York. As a photojournalist, he has traveled to Kosovo , Angola , Sierra Leone , Liberia , Afghanistan , Kashmir , Iraq and the West Bank, among others. He has received several awards.

Hondros was in the civil war in Libya during a street fight in Misrata in April 2011 along with the war correspondent Tim Hetherington by a grenade -Geschoss the Gaddafi killed -treuen troops.

Awards

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. AFP: "Getty photographer Chris Hondros succumbs to serious injuries in Libya", April 21, 2011 ( Memento of the original from April 24, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / de.news.yahoo.com
  2. Oscar-nominated war reporter dies in fighting in Misurata. In: Spiegel Online . April 20, 2011, accessed April 21, 2011 .
  3. Christopher Hondros, 2003. (No longer available online.) In: World Press Photo . April 20, 2011, archived from the original on May 1, 2011 ; Retrieved April 22, 2011 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.archive.worldpressphoto.org
  4. ^ The John Faber Award 2003. In: Overseas Press Club . April 20, 2011, accessed April 22, 2011 .
  5. ^ The Pulitzer Prizes: 2004, Breaking News Photography. In: Pulitzer Prize . April 20, 2011, accessed April 22, 2011 .
  6. ^ Winners' List, 61st Annual Pictures of the Year International Competition. In: Pictures of the Year International, Missouri School of Journalism. April 20, 2011, accessed April 22, 2011 .
  7. Christopher Hondros, 2005. (No longer available online.) In: World Press Photo . April 20, 2011, archived from the original on September 4, 2011 ; Retrieved April 22, 2011 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.archive.worldpressphoto.org
  8. ^ Robert Capa Gold Medal, 2005. In: Overseas Press Club . April 20, 2011, accessed April 22, 2011 .
  9. 2008 nominees. In: National Magazine Awards, American Society of Magazine Editors. April 20, 2011, accessed April 22, 2011 .