In Memory.

Let’s pause for a snark-free moment.

As it says in the tagline, photojournalists are assholes. If you’re following this site, hopefully you realize that in actuality, photojournalists are passionate, driven people who just happen to have a lot of hang ups.

We try to steer clear of actual news here, but this is too important to be ignored. A tragedy occurred in the photojournalism world yesterday. This is a small community, and any kind of loss affects us all.

Chris Hondros and Tim Hetherington were killed in Libya while they were doing what they did best, making thought-provoking photos that inspired and informed the world.

I ask that you take a moment of silence to remember Chris, Tim, and why we’re photojournalists. It’s not for gear, awards or sweet press passes. It’s for something more than that.

-T