The man who moved the world
Subtitle: the life & work of Mohamed Amin
By: Bob Smith with Salim Amin ; foreword by Michael Buerk
Published: 2013
Language: eng
Number of pages: 156
ISBN-13: 9789966052032
Subjects: TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING; Reference; Photographers; Editors, Journalists, Publishers; Photography; COMPUTERS; General; Digital Media; Imaging Systems; BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY; PHOTOGRAPHY; Biography; History
Description: Mohamed Amin was the most famous photo journalist in the world, making the news as often as he covered it. His coverage of the 1984 Ethiopian famine proved so compelling that it inspired a collective global conscience and became the catalyst for the greatest-ever act of giving the We Are the World campaign. Unquestionably, it also saved the lives of millions of men, women and children. In a career spanning more than 30 years, Mo covered every major event in Africa and beyond, braving torture, surviving bombs and bullets to emerge as the most decorated news cameraman of all time. But his frenetic life was cut tragically short when, in November, 1996, hijackers took over an Ethiopian airliner forcing it to ditch in the Indian Ocean killing 123 passengers and crew. Mo died on his feet still negotiating with the terrorists.