Jeff Widener
American photographer (born 1956) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Jeff Widener (born August 11, 1956) is an American photographer, best known for his image of the Tank Man confronting a column of tanks in Tiananmen Square in the aftermath of the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989 which made him a nominated finalist for the 1990 Pulitzer, although he did not win.[1]
Jeff Widener | |
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Born | (1956-08-11) August 11, 1956 (age 67) Long Beach, California, U.S. |
Education | Reseda Charter High School |
Alma mater | Los Angeles Pierce College Moorpark College |
Occupation | Photographer |
Known for | Tank Man photograph |
Through the years, he has covered assignments in over 100 countries involving civil unrest and wars to social issues. He was the first photojournalist to file digital images from the South Pole. In 1987, he was hired as Associated Press Picture Editor for Southeast Asia where he covered major stories in the region from the Gulf War to the Olympics. Other assignments included East Timor, Afghanistan, Cambodia, Burma, Syria, Jordan, India, Laos, Vietnam, Pakistan and many more.
Widener is now based in Mexico City.