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Acclaimed war photographer Paul Conroy died this week of a heart attack at age 61. Conroy was in Homs in 2012 covering the Syrian uprising when the building he and other journalists were bombed by...

PetaPixel·@MattGrowcoot·2 months ago
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Acclaimed war photographer Paul Conroy died this week of a heart attack at age 61. Conroy was in Homs in 2012 covering the Syrian uprising when the building he and other journalists were bombed by the Syrian government. American journalist Marie Colvin was killed alongside French photographer Rémi Ochlik in the attack. Conroy was badly injured and was hospitalized for five months. The events were made into a 2018 film called A Private War; Jamie Dornan played Conroy. That same year, a documentary, Under the Wire, featuring Conroy was released. As well as Syria, Conroy covered wars in Libya, Congo, and Afghanistan. According to The Times of London, Conroy had recently been living in Ukraine, training journalists in battlefield first aid. He died while visiting family on a trip to the U.K. Conroy has been warmly remembered by colleagues and friends.…

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