vrijdag, april 04, 2003
Kaveh Golestan was a 51 year-old internationally renowned photojournalist and BBC cameraman. He died on Wednesday while on assignment in Kifri, Northern Iraq when he stepped on a landmine.
Kaveh was a rare breed in journalism. He was accomplished and experienced in his field with a Pulitzer Prize to his name for a photo he took of the Kurdish uprising. Yet, there was never a trace of arrogance in his behavior toward colleagues. He always smiled and greeted everyone with affection. He was courteous and maintained his calm when the rest of us freaked out on deadline and in hairy situations on the field.
But most importantly Kaveh had no qualms about sharing his institutional knowledge of the region with others. Some he had just met here and many others he knew from his decades of covering the Middle East. In Iran, Kaveh, who also taught photography at Tehran University, had a huge following among young journalists. His passion for life and journalism set an example for us all.
Farnaz Fassihi, Middle East correspondent of the Wall Street Journal.
"For us there was only one person in Iran like Kaveh and that's why his loss is so tragic. We are all in this business because of him."
Newsha Tavakolian, a 22-year-old freelance photographer who enjoyed Kaveh's mentorship for years.
"Why him, why him? He was the nicest and sweetest person here."
Kate Brooks, photographer for Time magazine.
Kaveh was a rare breed in journalism. He was accomplished and experienced in his field with a Pulitzer Prize to his name for a photo he took of the Kurdish uprising. Yet, there was never a trace of arrogance in his behavior toward colleagues. He always smiled and greeted everyone with affection. He was courteous and maintained his calm when the rest of us freaked out on deadline and in hairy situations on the field.
But most importantly Kaveh had no qualms about sharing his institutional knowledge of the region with others. Some he had just met here and many others he knew from his decades of covering the Middle East. In Iran, Kaveh, who also taught photography at Tehran University, had a huge following among young journalists. His passion for life and journalism set an example for us all.
Farnaz Fassihi, Middle East correspondent of the Wall Street Journal.
"For us there was only one person in Iran like Kaveh and that's why his loss is so tragic. We are all in this business because of him."
Newsha Tavakolian, a 22-year-old freelance photographer who enjoyed Kaveh's mentorship for years.
"Why him, why him? He was the nicest and sweetest person here."
Kate Brooks, photographer for Time magazine.
# posted by Jan-Edward : 21:23
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