We have terribly sad news to bring today. Details are still coming in, but it has been reported that photo journalists Tim Hetherington and Chris Hondros have been killed in Libya today. Hetherington is best known for co-directing the Oscar-nominated documentary Restrepo. He is pictured above (on the right) with fellow director Sebastian Junger. Hondros is a NYC-based Pulitzer Prize-nominated war photographer, whose work has appeared in The New York Times, the Washington Post, and the Los Angeles Times.
UPDATE: NY Times confirms Tim Hetherington’s death. Fellow photographers Chris Hondros and Guy Martin are in “grave condition.” The group had reached Libya’s “port on a sea voyage from Benghazi, the rebel capital.” They were “struck by a rocket-propelled grenade.” More details below.
Mr. Hondros, an American working for the Getty photo agency, suffered a severe brain injury and was in extremely critical condition, according to a colleague who was with at the triage center. He had been revived and was clinging to life in the evening, the colleague said.
Mr. Martin, a British citizen working for the Panos photo agency, had shrapnel wounds and was undergoing vascular surgery Wednesday night, according to the same account. He was in surgery Wednesday night.
The fourth photographer, Michael Christopher Brown, suffered shrapnel injuries but his life was not in danger.
UPDATE #2: Chris Hondros has passed away, Guardian reports.
Business Insider reported the news, which came from fellow photographer Andre Liohn‘s Facebook page. Liohn is reportedly at the hospital.
Hetherington (whose last tweet can be viewed below) and Hondros (pictured below) were covering the events in Misrata, a city located in northwestern Libya.
We’ll update as more details come in, but I encourage you to head over to Hetherington’s site as well as Hondros’ site. One can also view Restrepo, which is currently available for streaming.
