Rémi Ochlik: 28 Years Old, Killed in Homs

Rémi Ochlik was born on November 19, 1983 in Paris. He demonstrated an extraordinary early talent: he founded his own photo agency, IP3 Press, at just 16 years old. He documented the early 21st century's conflicts across Africa and the Middle East. In 2011, he covered the Arab Spring from the front lines in Tunisia, Egypt, and Libya — producing some of the most striking images of the Libyan civil war and the fall of Gaddafi. The World Press Photo committee selected his Libyan revolution coverage for the prestigious award, announced in February 2012 — weeks after his death. In early 2012, he entered besieged Baba Amr in Homs, Syria, clandestinely. On February 22, 2012, the same Syrian Army artillery strike that killed Marie Colvin also killed Ochlik — a day after she described dying civilians on international television. He was 28 years old. Paul Conroy, a Sunday Times photographer who survived the same attack, later wrote a memoir about their time in Baba Amr, describing Ochlik as tireless and fearless.