Phnom Penh: Renowned photographer Tim Page, who brought the scars of the Vietnam War to the world, has died. He was 78 years old. He died in New South Wales, Australia. The death was confirmed by fellow photographer Ben Bohan. Page was suffering from cancer. He has been injured many times while taking pictures of the war. Once he jumped out of a helicopter to pick up the wounded and the man in front stepped on a landmine. The bomb exploded and Page was injured. He was near death when he reached the hospital. A major neurosurgery was needed to save him.
Newspapers and magazines around the world were flooded with images of Page’s camera footage of the war. Page was also the inspiration for the photojournalist played by Dennis Hopper in the Vietnam War film “Apocalypse Now.” The film’s screenwriter, Michael Herr, wrote about Page in his critically acclaimed 1977 book “Dispatches” about the war.
Fearless and free-spirited, Page pushed the boundaries of photography. His camera captured images of the battle that helped change the course of the war. Page also has a history of being blown up by a publisher’s question about whether the glamor aspects of war could be copied. Critics have praised him as a great lover of humanity. He was born on May 25, 1944 in Turnbridge Wells, England. He has worked as a photographer for AFP and UPI.