By Joshua Manning • Published: 24 Aug 2022 • 15:37
Tributes pour in following death of legendary British Vietnam War photographer Tim Page Credit: Wikimedia
Born on May 25, 1944 in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, the legendary Vietnam War photographer Tim Page would first leave England in 1962.
He headed through Europe, Pakistan, India, Burma, Thailand and then Laos, where he worked as an agricultural adivsor.
He then went on to work as a press photographer for UPI and AFP, earning himself a position at UPI after he took photographs of a coup d’etat in Laos.
Page would go on to become well-known for his work photographing the Vietnam War, being mentioned in various books on the war.
Tributes have flooded Twitter following the announcement of his death:
“RIP Tim Page. What a life you had. One of my favourite people who walked this planet, now looking at us all from a new perspective. #RIP #TimPage”
RIP Tim Page. What a life you had. One of my favourite people who walked this planet, now looking at us all from a new perspective. #RIP #TimPage pic.twitter.com/DygQdBmmGQ — Sasha Constable (@SashaConstable) August 24, 2022
RIP Tim Page. What a life you had. One of my favourite people who walked this planet, now looking at us all from a new perspective. #RIP #TimPage pic.twitter.com/DygQdBmmGQ
— Sasha Constable (@SashaConstable) August 24, 2022
Vale Tim Page. Legend. Wonderful to meet him in 2011 taking us around an exhibition of photographers who lost their lives in teh Indochinese wars. A unique photographer and character #timpage Image copyright Jon Gresham. All rights reserved pic.twitter.com/b0qS7wAh3b — The Last Raffles' Banded Langur (@jongresham) August 24, 2022
Vale Tim Page. Legend. Wonderful to meet him in 2011 taking us around an exhibition of photographers who lost their lives in teh Indochinese wars. A unique photographer and character #timpage Image copyright Jon Gresham. All rights reserved pic.twitter.com/b0qS7wAh3b
— The Last Raffles' Banded Langur (@jongresham) August 24, 2022
Very saddened to hear of the passing of legendary War Correspondent Photo journalist & writer #TimPage (1944-2022) a very decent man, wounded 4 times in Vietnam, he wrote 10 books & 1 of the 100 most influential photographers ever https://t.co/npqCmiiwis https://t.co/npqCmiiwis — David Savage 🇺🇦 (@DavidSavage63) August 24, 2022
Very saddened to hear of the passing of legendary War Correspondent Photo journalist & writer #TimPage (1944-2022) a very decent man, wounded 4 times in Vietnam, he wrote 10 books & 1 of the 100 most influential photographers ever https://t.co/npqCmiiwis https://t.co/npqCmiiwis
— David Savage 🇺🇦 (@DavidSavage63) August 24, 2022
#timpage Fly high Big Dog… You lived the most extraordinary life and the stories you shared with me I will always cherish.I joked with you I was channeling my inner Tim Page when I shot action on the films I worked on but that was a nervous truth. Channeling your talent wa… pic.twitter.com/gRW5txQNUS — Jasin boland (@jasinboland) August 24, 2022
#timpage Fly high Big Dog… You lived the most extraordinary life and the stories you shared with me I will always cherish.I joked with you I was channeling my inner Tim Page when I shot action on the films I worked on but that was a nervous truth. Channeling your talent wa… pic.twitter.com/gRW5txQNUS
— Jasin boland (@jasinboland) August 24, 2022
Legendary Australian photographer @timpagephoto, who shot some of the most iconic images of the Vietnam War, has passed away at his home in northern NSW. Page was one of the world's best known war photographers. https://t.co/Rql2Eda0bd #TimPage #7NEWS pic.twitter.com/2VIss1JT5U — 7NEWS Australia (@7NewsAustralia) August 24, 2022
Legendary Australian photographer @timpagephoto, who shot some of the most iconic images of the Vietnam War, has passed away at his home in northern NSW. Page was one of the world's best known war photographers. https://t.co/Rql2Eda0bd #TimPage #7NEWS pic.twitter.com/2VIss1JT5U
— 7NEWS Australia (@7NewsAustralia) August 24, 2022
Saddened to hear that Tim Page, war photographer, author and a hero to many has passed away at his home in Fernmount, NSW, Australia.#timpage #vietnam #photographers — Luke Hunt (@lukeanthonyhunt) August 24, 2022
Saddened to hear that Tim Page, war photographer, author and a hero to many has passed away at his home in Fernmount, NSW, Australia.#timpage #vietnam #photographers
— Luke Hunt (@lukeanthonyhunt) August 24, 2022
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Legendary is a very overused term, but today a genuine legend has gone to the great darkroom in the sky. #RIP #TimPage. #photographer #photography #photojournalism #Vietnam — Jeremy Nicholl (@Russian_Photos) August 24, 2022
Legendary is a very overused term, but today a genuine legend has gone to the great darkroom in the sky. #RIP #TimPage. #photographer #photography #photojournalism #Vietnam
— Jeremy Nicholl (@Russian_Photos) August 24, 2022
The news of the death of Vietnam War photographer Tim Page, follows news of Len Dawson, a Hall of Fame quarterback who played for the Kansas City Chiefs during their first Super Bowl championship, remaining with the team for six decades as a player and broadcaster, dying aged 87, as reported on Wednesday, August 24.
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