The English photojournalist, whose career spanned more than half a century through countless events, remained famous for his series of harrowing images from the Vietnam War.
A Leica camera slung over his shoulder and a cigarette between his lips - or something stronger - Tim Page traveled through much of the 1960s, traveling the Indochinese peninsula to take shots that would define war as much as an era. .
"Any war photo is a photo against war", he said in an interview half a century later.
"Media coverage influenced public opinion."
Endearing and charismatic, Tim Page ventured into journalism as the Vietnam War escalated, eventually becoming the emblem of a generation of fearless and unconventional "gonzo" photojournalists.
Tim Page would even have inspired the character played by Dennis Hopper in the feature film "Apocalypse Now".
But Vietnam affects his private life as much as his professional career: the photojournalist takes more than a decade to recover from his wounds inflicted by the war and, afterwards, will openly say he suffers from post-traumatic stress.
As a man, Tim Page "didn't appeal to everyone", says his friend Luke Hunt, but he was often very available and a wise mentor for young photographers looking to follow in his footsteps.
"He was a gifted writer (...), an extraordinary talent", he adds.
In the early 1990s, Tim Page moved to Cambodia and worked for several media, including AFP.
Subsequently, he became interested in peacekeeping and honored the memory of journalists who died on war grounds, seeking for years to elucidate the disappearance of his friends Sean Flynn and Dana Stone, presumed killed by the Khmer Rouge.
In 1997, he co-edited a book entitled "Requiem", which traces the journey of 135 photojournalists who died during the war in Indochina and then that of Vietnam.
"He almost made it the quest of his life. In the end, he managed to (them) pay homage", observes his friend Mark Dodd, who describes Tim Page as an avid "student of the human condition".
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