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11 quotes by Tim Hetherington

Timothy Alistair Telemachus "Tim" Hetherington (5 December 1970 – 20 April 2011) was a British photojournalist. He produced books, films and other work that "ranged from multi-screen installations, to fly-poster exhibitions, to handheld device downloads" and was a regular contributor to Vanity Fair. He was best known for the documentary film Restrepo (2010), which he co-directed with Sebastian Junger. Restrepo won the Grand Jury Prize for...
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Brotherhood means laying down your life for somebody, really willing to sacrifice yourself for somebody else.

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I think it's really important that we understand that we share this world and we're connected to it.

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The funny thing about war is that people feel you need to be morally outraged. I feel morally outraged about it, and I've been doing it for long... →

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With soldiers, their wives are so fundamental in their relationships, and yet there's this kind of other war happening back in the States, where... →

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I'm a documentary image maker, still and moving, because keeping the real world on the agenda is really important at a time when we're... →

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As journalists, because you don't carry a gun, you sort of become this observer.

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I don't go to war for the adrenaline rush. I cover wars because that's what I've ended up doing.

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It's an amazing thing to hear they're finally giving out a Medal of Honor to a soldier from the wars of Iraq and Afghanistan.

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You can construct whatever story you want to. Documentaries are constructions, as is all journalism.

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Going to Liberia really changed a lot for me. I didn't realize what was happening on the same planet. My understanding that in the world... →

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We're journalists, so our default position is we're not writing editorial. We're trying to bring information to readers, viewers, so that... →

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