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'''Greg Marinovich''' (born '''Gregory Sebastian Marinovich''', December 8, 1962 |
'''Greg Marinovich''' (born '''Gregory Sebastian Marinovich''', December 8, 1962) is a South African [[Photojournalism|photojournalist]], filmmaker, photo editor, and member of the [[Bang-Bang Club]].<ref>{{cite book |last= Fischer |first= Heinz Dietrich|date= 2000|title= The Publitzer prize archives|url= https://books.google.de/books?id=Lace6Iu4cW4C&pg=PA221&lpg=PA221&dq=%22Gregory+Sebastian+Marinovich%22&source=bl&ots=Lc6D8CNPUl&sig=ERpPw52q4Dd74CwrDEJiqkWPZ2I&hl=de&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiK7tDm5PvWAhUHWxoKHZjhAhEQ6AEIRTAH#v=onepage&q=%22Gregory%20Sebastian%20Marinovich%22&f=false|location= Munich |publisher= Saur|page= |isbn= 3598301847||quote= Gregory Sebastian Marinovich, December 8, 1962, in Springs, South Africa}}</ref><ref>[https://www.extension.harvard.edu/faculty-directory/gregory-s-marinovich Harvard Extension School: Gregory S. Marinovich - Lecturer on Journalism in the College of Communication, Boston University] Gregory Sebastian Marinovich.</ref> |
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He co-authored the book ''[[The Bang-Bang Club (book)|The Bang-Bang Club: Snapshots from a Hidden War]]'' (2000), which details South Africa's transition to [[democracy]]. |
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== Early life == |
== Early life == |
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Marinovich is the son of an immigrant from [[Korčula]], [[Croatia]].<ref>[https://www.geni.com/projects/South-African-Settlers-Croatian/10278 Geni.com: Croatian Settlers in South Africa] Korčula, Croatia.</ref> |
Marinovich was born on December 8, 1962, in Springs, South Africa. He is the son of an immigrant from [[Korčula]], [[Croatia]].<ref>[https://www.geni.com/projects/South-African-Settlers-Croatian/10278 Geni.com: Croatian Settlers in South Africa] Korčula, Croatia.</ref> |
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In 1985 Marinovich took pictures of Archbishop [[Desmond Tutu]] at a church service in Johannesburg. It was his first news event. To avoid military service he left the country shortly thereafter. He moved to Botswana. At the northern border he met members of the [[South West African People's Organisation]] (SWAPO). There started his interest to explore more the living conditions of people at times of ''political extremis.''<ref name=saho>[http://www.sahistory.org.za/people/greg-marinovich SAHO - South African History Online - Greg Marinovich biography].</ref> |
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Back in South Africa he worked for a hiking and safari company. At this job, he learned as an [[Autodidacticism|autodidact]] how to write articles and how to become a photojournalist. He also succeeded in finding jobs with Johannesburg-based newspapers as a photographer and sub-editing freelancer.<ref name=saho/> |
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== Photojournalist and |
== Photojournalist and editor == |
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===As part of Bang Bang Club=== |
===As part of Bang Bang Club=== |
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On 17 August 1990, Marinovich who was 27 at the time went to [[Soweto]] to cover the fighting in the hostels war.{{sfn|Marinovich|Silva|2000|loc=The By-line of Greg Marinovich: Sebastian Balic}} He sold the photos of the killings he witnessed to the [[Associated Press]] Johannesburg office. From that day on, he regularly worked in Soweto, often working for the AP. On 15 September 1990 Marinovich travelled again to the townships with an AP reporter from the United States. The most notorious from this period was the photos of the murder of Lindsaye Tshabalala, a Zulu Inkatha supporter and burning of his body. The photos received the [[Pulitzer Prize |
On 17 August 1990, Marinovich, who was 27 at the time, went to [[Soweto]] to cover the fighting in the hostels war.{{sfn|Marinovich|Silva|2000|loc=The By-line of Greg Marinovich: Sebastian Balic}} He sold the photos of the killings he witnessed to the [[Associated Press]] (AP) Johannesburg office. From that day on, he regularly worked in Soweto, often working for the AP. On 15 September 1990 Marinovich travelled again to the townships with an AP reporter from the United States. The most notorious from this period was the photos of the murder of Lindsaye Tshabalala, a Zulu Inkatha supporter and burning of his body. The photos received the [[Pulitzer Prize for Breaking News Photography]] in 1991. After the photos were published, the South African police tried to locate him as a witness to the killing, but failed as the photos credited Sebastian Balic.{{sfn|Marinovich|Silva|2000|loc=The By-line of Greg Marinovich: Sebastian Balic}} Marinovich was not interested in being a witness, because of the risk associated, and outing by informants. |
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For the nature of his work as a non-black journalist in South Africa, and the |
For the nature of his work as a non-black journalist in South Africa, and the process of resistance photography and censorship and challenges facing resistance photographers, he says race was a major factor, especially in the pursuit of journalists by the South African police and their arrest.<ref>[http://www.sahistory.org.za/article/colonial-photographic-discourse-and-censorship-challenges-resistance-photographers South African History Online: Photography and the Liberation Struggle in South Africa]</ref> In his joint book with [[João Silva (photographer)|João Silva]], he writes about his work: |
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{{Cquote|Black photographers had the language and cultural skills and contacts in black communities that allowed them greater insight and access, unlike the whites, who hardly ever understood even one of the nine major black languages. But black photojournalists were much more prone to harassment by the police - no white photographer was ever detained for 18 months in solitary as Magubane had been.{{sfn|Marinovich|Silva|2000|pp=104–105}}}} |
{{Cquote|Black photographers had the language and cultural skills and contacts in black communities that allowed them greater insight and access, unlike the whites, who hardly ever understood even one of the nine major black languages. But black photojournalists were much more prone to harassment by the police - no white photographer was ever detained for 18 months in solitary as Magubane had been.{{sfn|Marinovich|Silva|2000|pp=104–105}}}} |
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===Other assignments=== |
===Other assignments=== |
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Very soon, he left Johannesburg |
Very soon, he left Johannesburg for London where he received his first international assignment for [[Belgrade]] in November 1990, and then for [[Budapest]]. He then flew back to South Africa and reported again about the hostels war. |
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Marinovich has been shot and wounded four times while covering conflicts in South Africa and Afghanistan. |
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* 1988: Freelance photographer and writer specializing in social documentary and anthropology. Part-time copy editor at a South African financial magazine. |
* 1988: Freelance photographer and writer specializing in social documentary and anthropology. Part-time copy editor at a South African financial magazine. |
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* 1991: Freelance photographer, with works published in ''Time'' magazine, ''Newsweek'', ''The New York Times'', the Associated Press, and as a member of the Bang-Bang Club. |
* 1991: Freelance photographer, with works published in ''Time'' magazine, ''Newsweek'', ''The New York Times'', the Associated Press, and as a member of the Bang-Bang Club. |
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* April 1996 to August 1997: Chief Photographer, |
* April 1996 to August 1997: Chief Photographer, the Associated Press covering the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. |
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* 2011: Associate Editor, ''The Daily Maverick'', Johannesburg, as writer and photographer |
* 2011: Associate Editor, ''The Daily Maverick'', Johannesburg, as writer and photographer |
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* 2015: Co-founder and editor: ''The Stand'' in the United States |
* 2015: Co-founder and editor: ''The Stand'' in the United States, a global documentary and photojournalism agency. |
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In addition, he has been engaged for international assignment in |
In addition, he has been engaged for international assignment in various conflict zones including Angola, Bosnia, Chechnya, Croatia, India, Mozambique, Russia, Rwanda, Somalia, Yugoslavia and Zaire. |
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== Exhibitions == |
== Exhibitions == |
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*1992: ''Somalia,''Johannesburg |
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*1993: ''Croatia,'' Johannesburg |
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*1993: ''Bosnia & Croatia,'' [[United Nations]], New York City |
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*1999–2001: ''Apartheid and After,'' Rotterdam, Netherlands (1999); Berlin, Germany (2000); Johannesburg (2000/2001) |
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*2000: ''AIDS,'' Johannesburg<ref>"[http://www.sahistory.org.za/people/greg-marinovich Greg Marinovich]", South African History Online]</ref> |
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== Publications == |
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* ''[[The Bang-Bang Club (book)|The Bang-Bang Club: Snapshots from a Hidden war]]'' |
* ''[[The Bang-Bang Club (book)|The Bang-Bang Club: Snapshots from a Hidden war]].'' Co-authored with [[João Silva (photographer)|João Silva]]. Heinneman UK, 2000; Basic Books USA, 2000. About the group of four South African photographers active within the townships of South Africa during the apartheid period, particularly between 1990 and 1994. |
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* ''A Man's Journey to Simple Abundance'' |
* ''A Man's Journey to Simple Abundance.'' Scribner USA, 2000. A collection of essays. |
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* ''Grijalbo'' |
* ''Grijalbo.'' Spain, 2001. |
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* ''Murder at Small Koppie: the real story of the Marikana Massacre''<ref>{{cite web|url = http://penguin.bookslive.co.za/blog/2016/02/02/presenting-murder-at-small-koppie-the-real-story-of-the-marikana-massacre-by-greg-marinovich/|title = Presenting Murder at Small Koppie: The Real Story of The Marikana Massacre by Greg Marinovich|website = Penguin SA @ Books LIVE|access-date = 2016-03-23}}</ref> |
* ''Murder at Small Koppie: the real story of the Marikana Massacre.''<ref>{{cite web|url = http://penguin.bookslive.co.za/blog/2016/02/02/presenting-murder-at-small-koppie-the-real-story-of-the-marikana-massacre-by-greg-marinovich/|title = Presenting Murder at Small Koppie: The Real Story of The Marikana Massacre by Greg Marinovich|website = Penguin SA @ Books LIVE|access-date = 2016-03-23}}</ref> An investigative account of the events leading up to South African Police killing 34 miners, who were striking in South Africa on 16 August 2012. |
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* ''Der Bang-Bang Club'' |
* ''Der Bang-Bang Club.'' Germany: Wunderhorn, 2015. |
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''The Bang-Bang Club'' was about the group of four South African photographers active within the townships of South Africa during the apartheid period, particularly between 1990 and 1994. ''Murder at Small Koppie'' was an investigative account of the events leading up to South African Police killing 34 miners, who were striking in South Africa on 16 August 2012. |
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== Awards == |
== Awards == |
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== Films == |
== Films == |
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* ''Crime Special'' 1995 |
* ''Crime Special'' (1995) |
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* ''Shembe'' 1998 |
* ''Shembe'' (1998) |
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* ''Ten Days in Afghanistan'' 1999 |
* ''Ten Days in Afghanistan'' (1999) |
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* ''The Way of The Forefathers'' 2000 |
* ''The Way of The Forefathers'' (2000) |
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* ''Village of the Spirits'' 2001 |
* ''Village of the Spirits'' (2001) |
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* ''Looking for Luck'' 2002 |
* ''Looking for Luck'' (2002) |
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* ''The Lord's Children'' 2004 |
* ''The Lord's Children'' (2004) |
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* ''Small Boys, Big Guns'' 2004 |
* ''Small Boys, Big Guns'' (2004) |
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* ''Conversations with Goldblatt'' 2005 |
* ''Conversations with Goldblatt'' (2005) |
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* ''Njengue, Spirit of the Forest'' 2005 |
* ''Njengue, Spirit of the Forest'' (2005) |
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* ''Dancers of God'' 2005 |
* ''Dancers of God'' (2005) |
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== Academics == |
== Academics == |
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Marinovich teaches at the Harvard Extension School.<ref>[https://www.extension.harvard.edu/faculty-directory/gregory-s-marinovich Harvard Extension School - Greg Marinovich page]</ref> He also teaches photojournalism and film at [[Boston University]].<ref>[http://www.bu.edu/com/tag/greg-marinovich/ Boston University: Greg Marinovich page]</ref> |
Marinovich teaches at the [[Harvard Extension School]].<ref>[https://www.extension.harvard.edu/faculty-directory/gregory-s-marinovich Harvard Extension School - Greg Marinovich page]</ref> He also teaches photojournalism and film at [[Boston University]].<ref>[http://www.bu.edu/com/tag/greg-marinovich/ Boston University: Greg Marinovich page]</ref> |
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Marinovich was editor-in-chief of the Twenty Ten Project. The series entitled "Twenty Ten Project |
Marinovich was editor-in-chief of the Twenty Ten Project. The series, entitled "Twenty Ten Project – Road to 2010", was an initiative of [[World Press Photo]], Free Voice, [[Africa Media Online]] and Lokaal Mondiaal dedicated to reporting on African football, related issues and the 2010 [[FIFA World Cup]] in South Africa from an African perspective.<ref>[http://cpn.canon-europe.com/content/worldcup_cpn.do Canon-Europe website: Twenty Ten Project]</ref><ref>[https://ahmedjallanzo.wordpress.com/projects/ Word Press projects supervised by Greg Marinovich.]</ref> |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Revision as of 17:59, 13 November 2017
Greg Marinovich (born Gregory Sebastian Marinovich, December 8, 1962) is a South African photojournalist, filmmaker, photo editor, and member of the Bang-Bang Club.[1][2]
He co-authored the book The Bang-Bang Club: Snapshots from a Hidden War (2000), which details South Africa's transition to democracy.
Early life
Marinovich was born on December 8, 1962, in Springs, South Africa. He is the son of an immigrant from Korčula, Croatia.[3]
In 1985 Marinovich took pictures of Archbishop Desmond Tutu at a church service in Johannesburg. It was his first news event. To avoid military service he left the country shortly thereafter. He moved to Botswana. At the northern border he met members of the South West African People's Organisation (SWAPO). There started his interest to explore more the living conditions of people at times of political extremis.[4]
Back in South Africa he worked for a hiking and safari company. At this job, he learned as an autodidact how to write articles and how to become a photojournalist. He also succeeded in finding jobs with Johannesburg-based newspapers as a photographer and sub-editing freelancer.[4]
Photojournalist and editor
As part of Bang Bang Club
On 17 August 1990, Marinovich, who was 27 at the time, went to Soweto to cover the fighting in the hostels war.[5] He sold the photos of the killings he witnessed to the Associated Press (AP) Johannesburg office. From that day on, he regularly worked in Soweto, often working for the AP. On 15 September 1990 Marinovich travelled again to the townships with an AP reporter from the United States. The most notorious from this period was the photos of the murder of Lindsaye Tshabalala, a Zulu Inkatha supporter and burning of his body. The photos received the Pulitzer Prize for Breaking News Photography in 1991. After the photos were published, the South African police tried to locate him as a witness to the killing, but failed as the photos credited Sebastian Balic.[5] Marinovich was not interested in being a witness, because of the risk associated, and outing by informants.
For the nature of his work as a non-black journalist in South Africa, and the process of resistance photography and censorship and challenges facing resistance photographers, he says race was a major factor, especially in the pursuit of journalists by the South African police and their arrest.[6] In his joint book with João Silva, he writes about his work:
Black photographers had the language and cultural skills and contacts in black communities that allowed them greater insight and access, unlike the whites, who hardly ever understood even one of the nine major black languages. But black photojournalists were much more prone to harassment by the police - no white photographer was ever detained for 18 months in solitary as Magubane had been.[7]
Other assignments
Very soon, he left Johannesburg for London where he received his first international assignment for Belgrade in November 1990, and then for Budapest. He then flew back to South Africa and reported again about the hostels war.
Marinovich has been shot and wounded four times while covering conflicts in South Africa and Afghanistan.
His main engagements as a journalist include:
- 1988: Freelance photographer and writer specializing in social documentary and anthropology. Part-time copy editor at a South African financial magazine.
- 1991: Freelance photographer, with works published in Time magazine, Newsweek, The New York Times, the Associated Press, and as a member of the Bang-Bang Club.
- April 1996 to August 1997: Chief Photographer, the Associated Press covering the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
- 2011: Associate Editor, The Daily Maverick, Johannesburg, as writer and photographer
- 2015: Co-founder and editor: The Stand in the United States, a global documentary and photojournalism agency.
In addition, he has been engaged for international assignment in various conflict zones including Angola, Bosnia, Chechnya, Croatia, India, Mozambique, Russia, Rwanda, Somalia, Yugoslavia and Zaire.
Exhibitions
- 1992: Somalia,Johannesburg
- 1993: Croatia, Johannesburg
- 1993: Bosnia & Croatia, United Nations, New York City
- 1999–2001: Apartheid and After, Rotterdam, Netherlands (1999); Berlin, Germany (2000); Johannesburg (2000/2001)
- 2000: AIDS, Johannesburg[8]
Publications
- The Bang-Bang Club: Snapshots from a Hidden war. Co-authored with João Silva. Heinneman UK, 2000; Basic Books USA, 2000. About the group of four South African photographers active within the townships of South Africa during the apartheid period, particularly between 1990 and 1994.
- A Man's Journey to Simple Abundance. Scribner USA, 2000. A collection of essays.
- Grijalbo. Spain, 2001.
- Murder at Small Koppie: the real story of the Marikana Massacre.[9] An investigative account of the events leading up to South African Police killing 34 miners, who were striking in South Africa on 16 August 2012.
- Der Bang-Bang Club. Germany: Wunderhorn, 2015.
Awards
- Leica Award for excellence 1990[citation needed]
- Visa d'Or, Scoop Award (France) 1990[citation needed]
- Pulitzer Prize for Spot News Photography in 1991 for his coverage of African National Congress supporters brutally murdering a man they believed to be an Inkatha spy.[10]
- Overseas Press Club 1991[citation needed]
- Runner up to Pulitzer twice (1992 and 1993)[citation needed]
- United Nations Award of Recognition for Services to Humanity, 1994[citation needed]
- Mondi Award for Magazine Photography (1995)[citation needed]
Films
- Crime Special (1995)
- Shembe (1998)
- Ten Days in Afghanistan (1999)
- The Way of The Forefathers (2000)
- Village of the Spirits (2001)
- Looking for Luck (2002)
- The Lord's Children (2004)
- Small Boys, Big Guns (2004)
- Conversations with Goldblatt (2005)
- Njengue, Spirit of the Forest (2005)
- Dancers of God (2005)
- A series of films for the EU and UNICEF throughout Africa (2010)[11]
Academics
Marinovich teaches at the Harvard Extension School.[12] He also teaches photojournalism and film at Boston University.[13]
Marinovich was editor-in-chief of the Twenty Ten Project. The series, entitled "Twenty Ten Project – Road to 2010", was an initiative of World Press Photo, Free Voice, Africa Media Online and Lokaal Mondiaal dedicated to reporting on African football, related issues and the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa from an African perspective.[14][15]
References
- ^ Fischer, Heinz Dietrich (2000). The Publitzer prize archives. Munich: Saur. ISBN 3598301847.
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(help) - ^ Harvard Extension School: Gregory S. Marinovich - Lecturer on Journalism in the College of Communication, Boston University Gregory Sebastian Marinovich.
- ^ Geni.com: Croatian Settlers in South Africa Korčula, Croatia.
- ^ a b SAHO - South African History Online - Greg Marinovich biography.
- ^ a b Marinovich & Silva 2000, The By-line of Greg Marinovich: Sebastian Balic.
- ^ South African History Online: Photography and the Liberation Struggle in South Africa
- ^ Marinovich & Silva 2000, pp. 104–105.
- ^ "Greg Marinovich", South African History Online]
- ^ "Presenting Murder at Small Koppie: The Real Story of The Marikana Massacre by Greg Marinovich". Penguin SA @ Books LIVE. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
- ^ Marinovich & Silva 2000, p. 36.
- ^ Brainfarm.co.za Greg Marinovich
- ^ Harvard Extension School - Greg Marinovich page
- ^ Boston University: Greg Marinovich page
- ^ Canon-Europe website: Twenty Ten Project
- ^ Word Press projects supervised by Greg Marinovich.
Bibliography
- Marinovich, Greg; Silva, João (20 September 2000). The Bang-Bang Club: Snapshots from a Hidden War. New York, N.Y.: Basic Books. ISBN 0-465-04413-1. SELIBR 4962156.
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