Kenneth Jarecke
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Kenneth Jarecke is a photojournalist. He has covered a number of events but is notable for taking the famous incinerated Iraqi soldier that was published in the London Observer, March 10, 1991.
he has been a photojournalist since his days as White House
photographer in the Reagan
years. He has covered the demonstrations in Tiananmen Square
, the first Gulf War and nine Olympics Games since 1988.
that would end the first Gulf War
Jarecke was traveling along the Iraq
i - Kuwait
highway when he came upon a lone truck destroyed by American bombardment. The picture Jarecke took features the charred remains of an Iraqi Soldier with his last expression imprinted on his face, his arms slumped over the window of the truck almost staring at the camera Jarecke was travelling with a military public affair officer who allowed him to make the picture.
Due to the graphic content, deemed "too graphic even for the editors [of AP co-op newspapers] to see it," Jarecke's photo was pulled from the AP wire
which effectively prevented the photo from being shown in the United States at the time. The photo did, however, cause considerable controversy in the United Kingdom after being published in the London Observer
. Vincent J. Alabiso, former Associated Press executive photo editor regretted his actions and says that if the image was again transmitted now he wouldn't censor it, "That picture today would go out."
Bio
Born 1963, in Fairfax, MissouriFairfax, Missouri
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he has been a photojournalist since his days as White House
White House
The White House is the official residence and principal workplace of the president of the United States. Located at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW in Washington, D.C., the house was designed by Irish-born James Hoban, and built between 1792 and 1800 of white-painted Aquia sandstone in the Neoclassical...
photographer in the Reagan
Reagan
Reagan is an Irish surname, most commonly associated with Ronald Reagan, the 40th President of the United States. Reagan may also refer to:-Surname:*Nancy Reagan , widow of Ronald Reagan and First Lady from 1981 to 1989...
years. He has covered the demonstrations in Tiananmen Square
Tiananmen Square protests of 1989
The Tiananmen Square protests of 1989, also known as the June Fourth Incident in Chinese , were a series of demonstrations in and near Tiananmen Square in Beijing in the People's Republic of China beginning on 15 April 1989...
, the first Gulf War and nine Olympics Games since 1988.
Famous picture
In the hours leading up to the ceasefireCeasefire
A ceasefire is a temporary stoppage of a war in which each side agrees with the other to suspend aggressive actions. Ceasefires may be declared as part of a formal treaty, but they have also been called as part of an informal understanding between opposing forces...
that would end the first Gulf War
Gulf War
The Persian Gulf War , commonly referred to as simply the Gulf War, was a war waged by a U.N.-authorized coalition force from 34 nations led by the United States, against Iraq in response to Iraq's invasion and annexation of Kuwait.The war is also known under other names, such as the First Gulf...
Jarecke was traveling along the Iraq
Iraq
Iraq ; officially the Republic of Iraq is a country in Western Asia spanning most of the northwestern end of the Zagros mountain range, the eastern part of the Syrian Desert and the northern part of the Arabian Desert....
i - Kuwait
Kuwait
The State of Kuwait is a sovereign Arab state situated in the north-east of the Arabian Peninsula in Western Asia. It is bordered by Saudi Arabia to the south at Khafji, and Iraq to the north at Basra. It lies on the north-western shore of the Persian Gulf. The name Kuwait is derived from the...
highway when he came upon a lone truck destroyed by American bombardment. The picture Jarecke took features the charred remains of an Iraqi Soldier with his last expression imprinted on his face, his arms slumped over the window of the truck almost staring at the camera Jarecke was travelling with a military public affair officer who allowed him to make the picture.
Due to the graphic content, deemed "too graphic even for the editors [of AP co-op newspapers] to see it," Jarecke's photo was pulled from the AP wire
Associated Press
The Associated Press is an American news agency. The AP is a cooperative owned by its contributing newspapers, radio and television stations in the United States, which both contribute stories to the AP and use material written by its staff journalists...
which effectively prevented the photo from being shown in the United States at the time. The photo did, however, cause considerable controversy in the United Kingdom after being published in the London Observer
The Observer
The Observer is a British newspaper, published on Sundays. In the same place on the political spectrum as its daily sister paper The Guardian, which acquired it in 1993, it takes a liberal or social democratic line on most issues. It is the world's oldest Sunday newspaper.-Origins:The first issue,...
. Vincent J. Alabiso, former Associated Press executive photo editor regretted his actions and says that if the image was again transmitted now he wouldn't censor it, "That picture today would go out."