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BANG-BANG CLUB, MOVIE TIE-IN: SNAPSHOTS FROM A HIDDEN WAR PDF, EPUB, EBOOK Greg Marinovich,Joao Silva,Archbishop Desmond Tutu | 296 pages | 24 Mar 2011 | The Perseus Books Group | 9780465019786 | English | New York, United States Bang-Bang Club, Movie Tie-in: Snapshots from a Hidden War PDF Book In , the Canadian director Steven Silver released a film adaptation of the book as a full-feature film also entitled The Bang Bang Club. It defiantly grabbed my attention. You might end you up with a pink slip if you start reading this Book in a working day. Along the way we accompany them on free-lance assignments to other war-torn regions, including the former Yugoslavia and the Sudan, where one member of the group shoots what has become a world-famous photograph of a starving child stalked by a vulture. Most people, upon hearing gunfire, would run away and hide. Mar 03, Linda Watkins rated it really liked it. They're doing a job and serving a purpose based on violent conflict. It is difficult to think how often conflict pictures have moved each of us and yet how often have we paused to think about the lives of those who capture these images? Heartbreaking and extraordinary. Pick up in store. But I had no idea who he was. About the members of the Bang Bang Club was much written at this time and later too. Want to Read Currently Reading Read. Start your review of The Bang Bang Club. A picture is worth a thousand words. This for me was a very emotional read taking me right into the heart of darkness. A Shortcut to Heaven. Apart from the unfortunate in medias res beginning, which gives the chaotic impression that one needs to be intimately familiar with the conflict and its different groupings, this book gives anyone a tough to put down introduction to a bloody part of modern history. Born in Lisbon, Portugal, he now lives i No trivia or quizzes yet. The Bang-Bang Club refers to a group of photojournalists that made their name covering the conflict that sparked around the time Apartheid ended, also known as the Hostel Wars. The other were Joao and Ken. Recently Viewed. The Bang Bang Club is a thrilling account of the four photojournalists who worked and have fun together during last days of apartheid. It was a quiet day and one of us mentioned Abdul. The usefulness of the book is for him: "Its overall value is not as much in its use as source of history, but in how it openly exposes the way journalists suffer in the course of their work, and the heavy ethical and moral questions they face on an daily basis. But while they describe the scene in intense detail little context is given. There is no amount of rationalization that can heal these wounds all you can do is learn to live with it and carry that weight the best you can. An honest account of addiction to adrenalin, drugs, egos and the truth. A native of South Africa, he lives in Johannesburg. Two of the 4 received Pulitzers for their photos. The writing was clear and straight forward, not terrific he is a photographer not a writer after all , but the events were engaging enough to retain my attention. It deals with many aspects including the psychological scars in being exposed to such atrocities and witnessing horrors. Powerful narrative of South Africa's struggle from war photographers' perspective. Readers also enjoyed. But there is a price extracted with every such frame: some of the emotion, the vulnerability, the empathy that makes us human, is lost every time the shutter is released. The book maintains a strong factual aspect, but unlike some non fiction, I really identified with the characters. I can't really say that I enjoyed reading this Not always an easy read as it contains graphic descriptions of violence and of course the photos to go along with it. What happened to the little kid? Bang-Bang Club, Movie Tie-in: Snapshots from a Hidden War Writer May 22, Daniel rated it really liked it. Escape the Present with These 24 Historical Romances. Impimpi is a Zulu word and in the glossary of the book it is translated as "spy". The book is a memoir of their own extra-ordinary life that deserves to be recorded, read, and experienced. In-Store Availability. This is a compelling book that I highly recommend; however, readers should be prepared for stark reality of how horrible humans can treat each other. Niranjan Karnik [5] wrote the review for H-SAfrica. Oh, and it's five stars for content; the prose is very workmanlike, but the story transcends the telling of it. May 08, De Wet rated it really liked it. Oct 20, Francis Kessy rated it it was amazing Shelves: non-fiction. At another level, the book is an easy read into the world of apartheid in South Africa - not a documentary, not a fiction but a reality tha The book is an eye opener on so many topics and issues to warrant a must-read emphasis. Apr 14, Damon Lurie rated it it was amazing. These photojournalists also go through much emotional soul searching, and the scenes that they are photographing have a profound impact on them. This is a book full of A picture is worth a thousand words. The boldness that earned the group its nickname, that prompted them to rush headlong into dangerous situations in pursuit of an image, forces them to consider difficult questions that lie at the heart of their work: When does their sense of humanity overwhelm their ambition and professional duties? It tells the story of four remarkable young men, the stresses, tensions and moral dilemmas of working in situations of extreme violence, pain and suffering, the relationships between the four and the story of the end of apartheid. Another of their posse, Gary Bernard, who had held Oosterbroek as he died, also committed suicide. This is a riveting and appalling book. Did he take the little kid to a feeding station? This is a harrowing insight into what makes and drives war photographers. Select Parent Grandparent Teacher Kid at heart. It is an appaling remembering of the time 4 conflict photographers spent in South Africa during the time that apartheid was coming to a violent end, as well as time spent in Sudan. But like all junkies, they also suffered the side effects of their dangerous habit. That was taken by the one of them. Not always an easy read as it contains graphic descriptions of violence and of course the photos to go along with it. Ah a Pondo he deserved to die. Enlarge cover. James Nachtwey. This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. This book is excellent. What led me to read this book was a picture that many people have seen the world over. While this book is the story of deep The sentence that best summarizes this poignant read for me is from page , "Good pictures. The toll was heavy of these four personally. This is an autobiography by four photographers who covered the events in South Africa from to It is good that one of you dies. Readers also enjoyed. Bang-Bang Club, Movie Tie-in: Snapshots from a Hidden War Reviews However, I would recommend reading it literally any other time. Sometimes you get too close c I can't really say that I enjoyed reading this Oct 15, Lindsay rated it it was amazing. A must read, The Bang Bang Club remains as much about now as about then. The photograph became the cover image for many humanitarian groups in their fundraising appeals. None more so than Kevin Carter who under growing press from both outside forces and the demons he carried in his own mind chose to end his life. It sits alongside their own story giving insight into the key events that took place and the people that made them happen. Friend Reviews. Life Should be Roaring. The Bang-Bang Club is a memoir of a time of rivalry, comradeship, machismo, and exhilaration experienced by a band of young South African photographers as they documented their country's transition to democracy. The photographers cope with their work through heavy drinking and drug abuse and it leads to the eventual suicide of their friend Kevin. It is only as I moved forward through the book and back in time did it reveal the incredible story of how these two men and the rest of the little club came to be there on that fateful day. Remember the "vulture and the little girl" photo that won a Pulitzer Prize? To view it, click here. The photograph made Kelvin get the Pultizer award. A picture is worth a thousand words. I had some vague knowledge that he was a Pulitzer Prize winner but knew not why. Not sold in stores. It deals with many aspects including the psychological scars in being exposed to such atrocities and witnessing horrors. We've all seen their photos of starving children, of mobs burning men alive. Two of the 4 received Pulitzers for their photos. Rating details. It was just that only four of them understood each other's emotions, apathy, and helplessness while taking pictures of the most horrific events that happened during the period and hence became friends, bonded by common passion. I feel attached to everything about this book. The photographers in the BangBang Club are not great men: they are conflicted, they are proud and snobbish, they are adrenaline junkies.