Kevin Carter

South African photojournalist

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Born: ( 1960-09-13 ) 13 September 1960, Johannesburg , South Africa
Died: 27 July 1994 (1994-07-27) (aged 33), Parkmore , Johannesburg, South Africa
Occupation: Photojournalist
Notable work: The Vulture and the Little Girl

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Instance of: human
Given name: Kevin
Family name: Carter
Gender: male
Citizenship: South Africa
Place of birth: Johannesburg
Place of death: Johannesburg
Occupation: photographer
Languages spoken: English language
Award: Pulitzer Prize for Feature Photography
Notable work: The vulture and the little girl
Field of work: photojournalist
Image: KevinCarter.jpg

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member of: Bang-Bang Club
manner of death: Suicide
Commons gallery: Kevin Carter
date of death: 1994-07-27
Commons category: Kevin Carter
date of birth: 1960-09-13
name in native language: Kevin Carter
start of work period: 1975-01-01
end of work period: 1994-01-01
cause of death: carbon monoxide poisoning

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Kevin Carter (13 September 1960 – 27 July 1994) was a South African photojournalist and member of the Bang-Bang Club. He was the recipient in 1994 of a Pulitzer Prize for his photograph depicting the 1993 famine in Sudan; he died by suicide less than four months afterwards, at the age of 33. His story is depicted in the book The Bang-Bang Club, written by Greg Marinovich and João Silva and published in 2000.

Early life

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