The Bang-Bang Club : snapshots from a hidden war
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Copy number Shelfmark Shelf mark R013941 Ned. Fotomuseum $FOTOJ MARINOVICH.G 2000
TitleThe Bang-Bang Club : snapshots from a hidden war
Author
Photographer
Place of publicationNew York
PublisherBasic Books
Year of publication2000
Paginationxiv, 254 p., [24] p. of plates
Illustrationsb&w
Dimensions25 x 16 cm.
MaterialAnthologie
Document TypeBook
ISBN0465044123
Bibliographic NotesIncludes bibliographical references (p. [239]) and index.
Geographical keywordZuid-Afrika
Abstract
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"During the final, bloody days of South African apartheid, four remarkable young men— photographers, friends and rivals — sometimes banded together to lessen the danger as they covered the violence erupting in the townships. In this stunning book, the two surviving members of the group, Greg Marinovich and Joao Silva, tell the harrowing story of "The Bang-Bang Club," a nickname given to them by the South African and international press for the fearless and sometimes reckless extremes they went to in order to capture the violent images of war on film.
Marinovich and Silva reflect on their political, emotional and personal journeys through the violent years as South Africa moved toward non-racial democracy. The Bang-Bang Club chronicles their assignments in other war-torn regions, including the former Yugoslavia and Sudan, while broaching one of the thorniest issues in war reporting: what are the moral obligations of the reporter or photographer to his subject ? This is a vivid, highly personal look at war, written by two men whose life and work are testament to the lengths that a journalist will go to tell the truth."
Contents: / Foreword / Desmond M. Tutu -- 1. The Wall -- 2. 'Ah, a Pondo - he deserved to die' -- 3. 'f5.6 should be right' -- 4. Frame and Friendship -- 5. Bang-Bang -- 6. A Shortcut to Heaven -- 7. Monsters -- 8. Bad Boys -- 9. Intelezi -- 10. Flies and Hungry People -- 11. 'It is good that one of you dies' -- 12. Revolution -- 13. The Sin of Looking -- 14. 'Show us your dead' -- 15. 'At least you were there' -- 16. The Land of Milk and Honey -- 17. Up and Down -- 18. Life Should be Roaring -- 19. A New South Africa -- 20. Finished Business.
"During the final, bloody days of South African apartheid, four remarkable young men— photographers, friends and rivals — sometimes banded together to lessen the danger as they covered the violence erupting in the townships. In this stunning book, the two surviving members of the group, Greg Marinovich and Joao Silva, tell the harrowing story of "The Bang-Bang Club," a nickname given to them by the South African and international press for the fearless and sometimes reckless extremes they went to in order to capture the violent images of war on film.
Marinovich and Silva reflect on their political, emotional and personal journeys through the violent years as South Africa moved toward non-racial democracy. The Bang-Bang Club chronicles their assignments in other war-torn regions, including the former Yugoslavia and Sudan, while broaching one of the thorniest issues in war reporting: what are the moral obligations of the reporter or photographer to his subject ? This is a vivid, highly personal look at war, written by two men whose life and work are testament to the lengths that a journalist will go to tell the truth."
Contents: / Foreword / Desmond M. Tutu -- 1. The Wall -- 2. 'Ah, a Pondo - he deserved to die' -- 3. 'f5.6 should be right' -- 4. Frame and Friendship -- 5. Bang-Bang -- 6. A Shortcut to Heaven -- 7. Monsters -- 8. Bad Boys -- 9. Intelezi -- 10. Flies and Hungry People -- 11. 'It is good that one of you dies' -- 12. Revolution -- 13. The Sin of Looking -- 14. 'Show us your dead' -- 15. 'At least you were there' -- 16. The Land of Milk and Honey -- 17. Up and Down -- 18. Life Should be Roaring -- 19. A New South Africa -- 20. Finished Business.
| Copy number | R013941 |
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| Shelf mark | $FOTOJ MARINOVICH.G 2000 |