John Hoagland | |
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| Personal details | |
| Born |
June 15, 1947 San Diego, California, U.S. |
| Died | March 16, 1984 (aged 36) |
| Occupation | Photojournalism |
John Hoagland (June 15, 1947 – March 16, 1984) was a war photographer and photojournalist noted for his documentation of civil conflicts in Nicaragua, Lebanon, and El Salvador.
Hoagland was born in San Diego, California, and educated at the University of California, San Diego, where he was influenced by the Marxist philosopher Herbert Marcuse, as well as a classmate, Angela Davis. During the Vietnam War, he applied for and received conscientious objector status. He photographed the Sandinista Revolution in Nicaragua, after which he moved to El Salvador in 1979. He also photographed in Beirut.[citation needed]
On 16 March, he was gunned down while photographing a pair of Salvadoran soldiers. The journalist and photographer 'John Cassidy,' played by John Savage in the 1986 movie Salvador was loosely based on Hoagland. Hoagland's son, Eros Hoagland, is also a photographer who currently works in conflict zones around the globe.[citation needed]
External links[]
- Jaffe, Maggie. "The Camera Is a Shield": John Hoagland, Combat Photographer A biography and retrospective of his works.
- Tweed, Tom. "Camera With a Conscience" A personal remembrance and tribute to my friend and long-time surf buddy, written for the students of Thurgood Marshall College in 1994.
- Damsker, Matt. "War Photos Strike Note Of Empathy" LA Times Review of a retrospective exhibit held in Hoagland's birthplace, San Diego
The original article can be found at John Hoagland and the edit history here.