When the deaths of photographers Tim Hetherington and Chris Hondros in Misrata, Libya, were announced on Facebook on April 20 before their families had been notified, many in the photo community were shocked and horrified. The unconfirmed reports soon spread virally through social media and on web sites. Colleagues who were in touch with Andre Lhion, the photographer who first...
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