Photographer Chris Hondros, who was killed in Libya in April alongside British-born photographer Tim Hetherington
Credit: Getty ImagesA fund has been established in memory of photographer Chris Hondros, who was killed in Misrata, Libya in April.
Hondros, who worked for Getty Images, was killed by a rocket-propelled grenade along with British-born photographer and documentary maker Tim Hetherington during an attack by pro-Gaddafi forces.
The fund was set up by Christina Piaia, Hondros’ fiancé and president of the fund, with the support of his family.
"Chris devoted his life to bringing the hardships and conflicts from Kosovo to Liberia to Afghanistan to Iraq into the public eye," Piaia said.
"We are setting up this fund to honour Chris’ memory, to support his colleagues and peers reporting from conflict areas and help aspiring photojournalists and journalists to cover critical world-issues."
Pancho Bernasconi, Getty Images director of photography, and Todd Heisler, New York Times staff photographer, will sit alongside Piaia on the fund's board of directors.
Jonathan Klein, co-founder and chief executive of Getty Images said: "Chris was a true hero in his dedication to bringing the important news and the stories of those less fortunate to us all — from far off places. He reminded us of our common humanity.
"The Chris Hondros Fund honours and supports photojournalists whose work brings attention to significant social and cultural issues."
The fund will offer two fellowships. One named after Hondros which will "select an outstanding photojournalist who is committed to creating a visual history that brings shared human experiences into the public eye", and another to the Hondros Fellow, chosen from the attendees of the Eddie Adams Workshop, a four-day event which attracts professionals and 100 selected students.
Earlier this month, Enrico Fabian was named as the first Hondros Fellow, "based on his powerful body of work created during the workshop, his telling portfolio and unyielding commitment to photojournalism".
The fund will also provide grants to non-profit organisations and academic institutions to "advance the work of aspiring photojournalists and working photojournalists".
A similar fund was established in memory of Tim Hetherington, who was killed by a rocket-propelled grenade in the same attack that claimed Hondros' life.
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