Friday, May 15, 2009

He died fotoletopisets Vietnam War.

Hong Kong died Dutch photographer Hugh Van Es (Hugh Van Es), famous photographs of the events of the Vietnam War, reports The Times.
The cause of death of 67-year-old Wang was Esa Ergotherapy, happened a week ago. The photographer died in hospital on Queen Mary did not come to mind.
Hugh Van Es arrived in Hong Kong in 1967. He joined the South China Morning Post chief photographer, and in 1968 was sent to Vietnam, where for three years on the side of the South Vietnamese soldiers fought the U.S. Army.
During the Vietnam War as a freelance employee Van Es did shots for Associated Press and United Press International. At the most famous photographs of Van Esa captured the capital of South Vietnam fall of Saigon in April 1975 - to the helicopter landing on the roof of the building, raised the refugees trying to flee the city before the arrival of troops vetkongovtsev. The image was taken using the camera with a 300-mm lenses with very long distances - Van Es is a few blocks away from the helicopter.
Later, Hugh Van Es photographed entry of Soviet troops in Afghanistan, the fall of the regime removed the dictator Ferdinand Marcos in the Philippines.
The last 35 years, Hugh Van Es lived in Hong Kong, continuing to engage in photography, and taking part in exhibitions.

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