Tim Hetherington

The photographer, Tim Hetherington, (b. in Liverpool) was killed in Libya. Another photographer Chris Hondros, who works for the New York Times, also died. The tragic news was first posted on Facebook by their colleague, Andre Liohm.

Hetherington, who started his career in West Africa (mainly in Liberia and Sierra Leone) was featured on this blog when photojournalist Glenna Gordon talked to us about her 5 favorite photographers. At the time she described him as an "ideas guy." (Another of those featured in Glenna's interview, Lynsey Adario, was briefly held hostage by pro-Gaddafi forces, before she was released last month).

The photo above is from Hetherington's series "Blindsided" about blind people in Sierra Leone. You can see Hetherington talk about his work here and here (as part of a larger panel). Below is a video, for Human Rights Watch, where Hetherington talks about Liberia and his work there: