TIM PAGE'S NAM

Tim Page is best known for his work as a freelance accredited press photographer in Vietnam and Cambodia during the 1960s. Page began work as a press photographer in Laos as a ‘stringer’ for UPI and AFP in the early 1960’s, and his exclusive photographs of an attempted coup d'état in Laos in 1965 for UPI led to a staff position in the Saigon bureau of the news agency. He also covered the 1967 Six Day War in the Middle East.

Page was wounded in action 4 times between 1965 and 1969, the last resulting in massive shrapnel wounds to the head, requiring extensive neuro-surgery in the US. During his recovery Page became closely involved with the Vietnam Veterans peace movement and worked as a caregiver for amputees and traumatically affected veterans.

In 1970 Page learnt of the disappearance of his friend, fellow photojournalist Sean Flynn, in Cambodia. Throughout the 70s and 80s he tried to uncover Flynn’s fate, a personal quest that came to an end in 1990, following the discovery of what appeared to be the graves of Flynn and colleague Dana Stone. Page's return to Cambodia led him to found the Indochina Media Memorial Foundation in 1994 and was the genesis for the book Requiem, which features work by photographers who died in Vietnam and Indochina. Requiem is now also a photographic exhibition in the War Remnants Museum in Ho Chi Minh City. Page is the subject of many documentaries, two films and is the author of many books; he is intensely interested in the human angle and his graphic, compelling and often controversial images capture the plight of those caught up in the horror of war. His images of US and Australian troops in action feature on our promotional material and packaging.

For his story, books and limited edition prints visit www.timpageimage.com.au

Tim Page is still actively involved photographing war-zones in the Middle East and peacekeeping missions in the Pacific Region and is currently Adjunct Professor of Photojournalism at Griffith University, Queensland, Australia.

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