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The picture for which Widener is famous: Tank Man.

Jeff Widener (born August 11, 1956) in Long Beach, CA is the Associated Press photojournalist who took the world-famous picture of "The Unknown Rebel" in 1989 during the Tiananmen Square Protests. The photo depicts a lone protester who halted a column of advancing tanks for more than half an hour.1

Widener took the photo from the sixth floor of the Beijing Hotel, about half a mile away, through a 400mm lens. He was subsequently nominated for the 1990 Pulitzer Prize for "Spot News Photography".

As of 2004, Widener is a staff photographer for The Honolulu Advertiser. 2

Widener has won numerous awards from the local Society of Professional Journalists and won second place for a pictorial in the 2004 National Press Photographers Association awards.3

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Notes

  1. ^ "Printer Friendly Format - Sunday Herald" (2007-06-23). Retrieved on 2008-08-07.
  2. ^ Nadine Kam (2004-06-03). "Honolulu Star-Bulletin Features". Archived from the original on 2008-08-07. Retrieved on 2008-08-07.
  3. ^ "Best of Still Photojournalism 2004". Archived from the original on 2008-08-07. Retrieved on 2008-08-07.
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