Kevin Carter

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Kevin Carter (1960 – 1994) was a South African photojournalist. He was the recipient of a Pulitzer Prize for his photograph depicting the 1993 famine in Sudan. Carter died by suicide at the age of 33. His story is depicted in the feature film The Bang-Bang Club. Carter was born in South Africa and grew up in a middle-class, whites-only neighborhood. He said later that he questioned how his parents, a Catholic, "liberal" family, could be what he described as 'lackadaisical' about fighting against apartheid. Carter dropped out of his studies to become a pharmacist and was drafted into the army. To escape from the infantry, he enlisted in the Air Force. He then went absent without leave, attempting to start a new life as a radio DJ named "David". This proved more difficult than he had anticipated. Soon after, he decided to serve out the rest of his required military service. After witnessing the Church Street bombing in Pretoria, he decided to become a news photographer and journalist.