Jeff Widener presents his prominent photographs (Photo by Assunta Ng/NWAW)
Jeff Widener, Pulitzer Prize-nominated photographer of “Tank Man” spoke at the International District/Chinatown Community Center May 2. He discussed his “Tank Man” photograph, known for its portrayal of a single figure that stops a lineup of tanks after the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989. He had to elude Chinese security to take and send the photograph to the Associated Press. Widener also discussed other images and experiences from stories he covered in his career, from the Gulf War to the Khmer Rouge. (end)