July 20, 2003: Joseph Duo, a Liberian militia commander loyal to the government, exults after firing a rocket-propelled grenade at rebel forces at a key strategic bridge in Monrovia. This image is featured in “War and Peace in Liberia,” an exhibition open at the Bronx Documentary Center through January 12. © Chris Hondros / Getty Images
Sometimes, a person’s death can become their entire story. War and Peace in Liberia, an exhibition of photographs at the Bronx Documentary Center (BDC) by Tim Hetherington and Chris Hondros, who were both killed by artillery fire in Misurata, Libya in 2011, reminds viewers of each photographer’s important legacy.
Hetherington and Hondros, who were friends as well as colleagues, almost singlehandedly brought the Liberian Civil War, which lasted from 1999 to 2003, and was estimated to kill over 250,000 people, to the attention of the world. Hondros spent the conflict embedded with dictator Charles Taylor’s forces, where he was able to capture women and children being killed by the hundreds. Hetherington did the same, only from the side of the LURD rebels. Their images set in motion international outcry, which led to the deployment of a United Nations peacekeeping mission, thereby bringing the war to an end.
Conflict photojournalism is one of the many focuses of the BDC, which was co-founded by photojournalist Michael Kembar and arts administrator Danielle Jackson in 2011. The center, which is located in a formerly abandoned building, aims to build community through exhibitions, classes and programming in the Bronx neighborhood where it is located. Photographs by students at the BDC were recently featured on CBS News’ website.
For more information on War and Peace in Liberia, which closes this upcoming Saturday, January 12, visit the BDC’s website.
Below is a selection of images from the show.
Monrovia, Liberia – July 26, 2003: A woman grieves over the body of a relative outside a church in Monrovia, Liberia. Sporadic shelling continued overnight in Monrovia, hitting a church that houses dozens of families and killing at least three. © Chris Hondros / Getty Images
Refugees fleeing the war, Liberia, 2003 © Chris Hondros / Getty Images
Monrovia, Liberia, July 30, 2003 – A child Liberian militia soldier loyal to the government walks away from firing while another taunts them on July 30, 2003 in Monrovia, Liberia. Sporadic clashes continue between government forces and rebel fighters in the fight for control of Monrovia. © Chris Hondros / Getty Images
Liberia. Tubmanburg. June 16th, 2003. Young rebel fighter and hand grenade. ©Tim Hetherington / Magnum Photos
Liberia. Monrovia. June 25th, 2003. A member of the AA (Anti-Aircraft) brigade exchanges a brief tender word with his girlfriend during a heavy fighting in the capital Monrovia. ©Tim Hetherington / Magnum Photos
Liberia. Fish Town. June 2005. Rain clouds gather over the forest near to Fish Town. ©Tim Hetherington / Magnum Photos
Liberia. Greenville. September 2005. A fisherman passes the wreck of an old ship off port of Greenville. Liberia is scattered with boat wrecks owing to the 14 year civil war. © Tim Hetherington / Magnum Photos
Liberia. 2004. War graffiti ©Tim Hetherington / Magnum Photos
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