Jeff Widener (born August 11, 1956 in Long Beach, California) is the Associated Press photojournalist who took the world-famous picture of "The Unknown Rebel" in 1989 during the Tiananmen Square Protests. The photo depicts a lone protester who halted a column of advancing tanks for more than half an hour.[1]
Widener took the photo from the sixth floor of the Beijing Hotel, about half a mile away, through a 400mm lens. He was subsequently nominated for the 1990 Pulitzer Prize for "Spot News Photography".
As of 2004, Widener is a staff photographer for The Honolulu Advertiser. [2]
Widener has won numerous awards from the local Society of Professional Journalists and won second place for a pictorial in the 2004 National Press Photographers Association awards.[3]
References
- ^ "Printer Friendly Format - Sunday Herald". 2007-06-23. http://www.sundayherald.com/misc/print.php?artid=1494219. Retrieved 2008-08-07.
- ^ Nadine Kam (2004-06-03). "Honolulu Star-Bulletin Features". Archived from the original on 2008-08-07. http://www.webcitation.org/5ZuKNx9wh. Retrieved 2008-08-07.
- ^ "Best of Still Photojournalism 2004". Archived from the original on 2008-08-07. http://www.webcitation.org/5ZuJl4Yk7. Retrieved 2008-08-07.
External links
- Official website www.jeffwidener.com
- Eyewitness at Tiananmen Square, 1989
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