The Bang-Bang Club
by Greg Marinovich, Joao Silva, Desmond Mpilo Tutu, Marinovich, Greg, Silva, Joao · first published 2000
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I highly recommend the movie Bang Bang Club as well as Greg Marinovich's book The Bang-Bang Club: Snapshots from a Hidden War [1] [1]: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Bang-Bang-Club-Snapshots-Hidden-War...
on “The Vulture and the Little Girl” ↗…dark shit. On the other hand, they’re vital to public understanding and action. That’s as noble as any calling. But that tension attracts quite strange and often unbalanced people to the role. I read the Bang Bang Club years ago (read the book, don’t watch the film). And Carter did sound a bit unbalanced. And the job - and tension I describe above - probably made it worse.
on “How Photojournalism Killed Kevin Carter (2015)” ↗For many more words on that famous picture, check out a book called "The Bang-Bang Club". https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Bang-Bang_Club_%28book%29 It's an absolutely fascinating read. Much of it dealing with the emotional fallout of that specific image.