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Chargement... The Bang-Bang Club: Snapshots from a Hidden Warpar Greg Marinovich
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Inscrivez-vous à LibraryThing pour découvrir si vous aimerez ce livre Actuellement, il n'y a pas de discussions au sujet de ce livre. The Bang Bang Club tells the story of a group of South African journalists who attempted to document the bloody and gruelling transition of South Africa out of apartheid. This is a book full of interesting anecdotes and exciting action which presents the South African political situation as seen through the eyes of South Africans. aucune critique | ajouter une critique
A gripping story of four remarkable young men-photographers, friends and rivals-who band together for protection in the final, violent days of white rule in South Africa. Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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It wasn't earth-shatteringly well written (they're photo-journalists, whadya expect?) but it did a great job of conveying the zeitgeist, paranoia and moral dilemma of being a photo-journalist during those very dark, very tragic times. Greg Marinovich, Joao Silva, Ken Oosterbroek, and Kevin Carter not only danced with death each and every time they were on assignment, but they were persecuted by the security spooks, and had to deal with the psychological toll of suspending your morality, when people around you are dying, for the greater good.
While Ken Oosterbroek's demise whilst on assignment is heart-breaking, the most poignant story is clearly that of Keven Carter, who took his own life. Yes, the same Kevin Carter from the Manic Street Preachers' song, who achieved immortality when he took this haunting photo:
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