French Newspaper Photographer Gravely Wounded in Gunman’s Rampage
French Newspaper Photographer Gravely Wounded in Gunman’s Rampage
David Becker * Nov 18, 2013
A photographer at French newspaper Libération is currently fighting for his life after being shot Monday as part of a gunman’s extended rampage through the French capital of Paris.
The unnamed photographer, a 27-year-old freelancer, was shot in the heart and arm shortly after a gunman entered the newspaper’s Parisian office. He is currently in intensive care at a Parisian hospital and described as “gravely” wounded.
The tragedy comes only a few days after Libération, a leftist publication launched by influential intellectual Jean-Paul Sartre, took a gutsy stand for the embattled photojournalism profession by publishing an issue devoid of photos, highlighting the contribution photographers make.
“Libération vows an eternal gratitude to photography,” the paper declared, “whether produced by photojournalists, fashion photographers, portraitists, or conceptual artists … because photography takes the pulse of our world.”
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