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Kevin Carter

South African photojournalist · South Africa · Journalists · Lived 1960 to 1994 · aged 33

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Kevin Carter was a South African photojournalist and member of the Bang-Bang Club. He was the recipient in 1994 of a Pulitzer Prize for his photograph depicting the 1993 famine in Sudan; he died by suicide less than four months afterwards, at the age of 33.

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Pulitzer Prize for Feature Photography1994

About this person

Kevin Carter was a South African photojournalist and member of the Bang-Bang Club. He was the recipient in 1994 of a Pulitzer Prize for his photograph depicting the 1993 famine in Sudan; he died by suicide less than four months afterwards, at the age of 33. His story is depicted in the book The Bang-Bang Club, written by Greg Marinovich and João Silva and published in 2000.

Country
South Africa
Category
Journalists
Type
Journalist
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1960 to 1994 · aged 33

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