Tim Hetherington, 1970-2011

Tim Hetherington, a British photojournalist and documentary filmmaker, was killed Wednesday in a mortar attack in Misurata, Libya; Chris Hondros, an American photographer was also killed. Hetherington is most publicly known for his work on the oscar nominated documentary film Restrepo, which he made with writer Sebastien Junger. Hetherington's series of sleeping soldiers has been a favorite of mine for some time and I have shared the work with other classes. The work is unabashedly intimate, even sensual; the subjects radiate warmth and life even while the stillness darkly hints at the possibility of death.

Hetherington's accomplishments are detailed in the NY Times lens blog today.
http://lens.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/04/20/parting-glance-tim-hetherington/