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Gary Bernard, photographer of The Star, commits suicide in Johannesburg

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30 Sep 2019
Gary Bernard, photographer of The Star, commits suicide in Johannesburg

Gary Bernard(left) www.gregmarinovich.com

Gary Bernard was a photographer for the Star Newspaper. He was recruited by conflict photographer Ken Oosterbroek as an intern. He was soon promoted to Staff Photographer. Bernard and Oosterbroek were linked to the Bang Bang Club. These were four photographers who documented the violence between the United Democratic Front (UDF) and the Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) in the townships between 1990 and 1994. Bernard was winner of Fiji Film’s Photographer of the Year award for 1998. He committed suicide suicide on 13 September 1998.

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  1. 01Rosenberg A.(2011) Review: ‘The Bang Bang Club’ from Think Progress (29 April 2011) [online] Available at: www.thinkprogress.org [Accessed on 2 September 2013]
  2. 02Greg Marinovich Joao Silva from Greg Marinovich[online] Available at: www.gregmarinovich.com [Accessed on 2 September 2013]

Last updated · 30 Sep 2019

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South African History Online. (2012, August 14). Gary Bernard, photographer of The Star, commits suicide in Johannesburg. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0090993

South African History Online (2012) 'Gary Bernard, photographer of The Star, commits suicide in Johannesburg', South African History Online, 14 August. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0090993 (Accessed: 5 August 2026).

South African History Online, Gary Bernard, photographer of The Star, commits suicide in Johannesburg [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0090993, (accessed 5 August 2026).

"Gary Bernard, photographer of The Star, commits suicide in Johannesburg." South African History Online, 14 Aug. 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0090993. Accessed 5 Aug. 2026.

South African History Online. "Gary Bernard, photographer of The Star, commits suicide in Johannesburg." South African History Online. August 14, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0090993.

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