Photographer Dies - "Shooting to Kill"

Rakefet wrote in post #4031406
is he one of ours (did not read the article) ?

He was from Japan.

He worked for APF which is based out of Japan. Not a freelancer but a very experienced PJ who had worked in Iraq and the Balkans. As for the flip-flops and shorts, the junta are looking for anyone who looks like a photographer or journalist. I think he wouldn't have been able to shoot a thing if he was wearing a vest. Blending into the local population was probably the best way for him to escape the security forces looking for any journalists.
The junta had pretty strict rules about journalists entering the country but since the revolt started, journalists have been trying to get into the country to cover the situation and have been rejected every step of the way. I have a former colleague who works in Thailand that was told that he would be rejected for a visa if he came in with his cameras. He is now in Burma but illegally.
It is one of the new dangers faced by the media now. Images can be beamed to the whole world in minutes, not days thanks to the internet. That makes the media a big target for people who want to keep a tight lid on things.

Alot of the news organizations have been accused of "colonial" journalism because of this but I think the issue is more complex than that. Correspondents are relying more and more on the local journalists because it is just too dangerous to go out without massive protection. There is a great documentary called "Iraq the Truth" that highlights the problems the media has in reporting the war.

Wow. That's just. Wow. Down with the junta!

vdao1972 wrote in post #4037344
Alot of the news organizations have been accused of "colonial" journalism because of this but I think the issue is more complex than that. Correspondents are relying more and more on the local journalists because it is just too dangerous to go out without massive protection. There is a great documentary called "Iraq the Truth" that highlights the problems the media has in reporting the war.

This is interesting, ill have to have a look at the documentary, it does make sense what you said, didnt think of that at the time

This is so awful. The whole situation there is awful. I cannot even fathom the bravery and dedication that man must have had.

I can't even begin to explain my frustration of living in the USA and listening to our government spout off about "protecting democracy and freedom" ... and sending us into a war over nothing that's cost us almost a trillion dollars and done nothing but destroy our ability to be taken seriously by other nations... and all that same government can do here is threaten economic sanctions. ****.

I'm sorry, but these thoughts have run through my head every day and I just keep getting angrier and angrier.

Charles Richards wrote in post #4056960
This is so awful. The whole situation there is awful. I cannot even fathom the bravery and dedication that man must have had.

I can't even begin to explain my frustration of living in the USA and listening to our government spout off about "protecting democracy and freedom" ... and sending us into a war over nothing that's cost us almost a trillion dollars and done nothing but destroy our ability to be taken seriously by other nations... and all that same government can do here is threaten economic sanctions. ****.

I'm sorry, but these thoughts have run through my head every day and I just keep getting angrier and angrier.

Careful. You're wandering into the forbidden "Political Zone".

wow, truly striking picture, VERY sad indeed
this is the sot of work that i would like to go into in the future so seeing stuff like this is a real kick but of-course you have to know, and im sure he did the dangers of shooting in a hostile area

Stav
ps, no oil in burma!!