Kevin Carter
- January 4, 2024
- Photographer
Quick Facts
| Full Name | Kevin Carter |
| Occupation | Photographer |
| Date Of Birth | Sep 13, 1960(1960-09-13) |
| Age | 64 |
| Date Of Death | Jul 27, 1994 (33 age) |
| Birthplace | South Africa |
| Country | South Africa |
| Horoscope | Virgo |
Kevin Carter Biography
| Name | Kevin Carter |
| Birthday | Sep 13 |
| Birth Year | 1960 |
| Place Of Birth | South Africa |
| Birth Country | South Africa |
| Birth Sign | Virgo |
| Parents | Roma Carter, Jimmy Carter |
| Children(s) | Megan Carter |
Kevin Carter is one of the most popular and richest Photographer who was born on September 13, 1960 in South Africa, South Africa. Photojournalist and member of the Bang-Bang Club, a group of South African photographers working towards the end of apartheid.
He was portrayed by Taylor Kitsch in the film The Bang-Bang Club.
Carter was the first to photograph a public “necklacing” execution by black Africans in South Africa in the mid-1980s. Carter later spoke of the images: “I was appalled at what they were doing. But then people started talking about those pictures… then I felt that maybe my actions hadn’t been at all bad. Being a witness to something this horrible wasn’t necessarily such a bad thing to do.”
After high school, Carter dropped out of his studies to become a pharmacist and was drafted into the army. To escape from the infantry, he enlisted in the Air Force in which he served four years. In 1980, he witnessed a black mess- hall waiter being insulted. Carter defended the man, resulting in him being badly beaten by the other servicemen. He then went absent without leave, attempting to start a new life as a radio disc-jockey named “David”. This, however, proved more difficult than he had anticipated. Soon after, he decided to serve out the rest of his required military service. After witnessing the Church Street bombing in Pretoria in 1983, he decided to become a news photographer and journalist.
He committed suicide in 1994 because he was tormented by the things he photographed.
Kevin Carter Net Worth
| Net Worth | $20 Million |
| Source Of Income | Photographer |
| House | Living in own house. |
Kevin Carter is one of the richest Photographer from South Africa. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Kevin Carter 's net worth $20 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
He went AWOL from the Air Force after getting beaten up by other serviceman for defending a black mess hall waiter who was being insulted.
He received the Pulitzer Prize for Feature Photography for his photograph depicting the 1993 famine in Sudan.
Kevin Carter (13 September 1960 – 27 July 1994) was a South African photojournalist and member of the Bang-Bang Club. He was the recipient of a Pulitzer Prize for his photograph depicting the 1993 famine in Sudan. He died by suicide at the age of 33. His story is depicted in the 2010 feature film The Bang-Bang Club, in which he was played by Taylor Kitsch.
Height, Weight & Body Measurements
| Height | 6 feet 5 inches |
Kevin Carter height 6 feet 5 inches Kevin weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.
Who is Kevin Carter Dating?
According to our records, Kevin Carter is possibily single & has not been previously engaged. As of December 1, 2023, Kevin Carter’s is not dating anyone.
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In April 1994, Carter’s photograph of a starving Sudanese child being eyed by a vulture won the Pulitzer Prize for Feature Photography.
Facts & Trivia
Kevin Ranked on the list of most popular Photographer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in South Africa. Kevin Carter celebrates birthday on September 13 of every year.
The 1996 song “Kevin Carter” by rock band Manic Street Preachers, from their fourth album Everything Must Go, was inspired by Carter’s life and suicide. The lyrics were written by Richey Edwards shortly before his own disappearance.
What happened with Kevin Carter?
Death. On 27 July 1994, Carter drove to Parkmore near the Field and Study Centre, an area where he used to play as a child, and died by taping one end of a hose to his pickup truck’s exhaust pipe and running the other end to the driver’s side window. He died of carbon monoxide poisoning at the age of 33.
Is Kevin Carter dead?
July 27, 1994
Where was Kevin Carter born?
Johannesburg, South Africa
When was Kevin Carter born?
September 13, 1960
What did Kevin Carter suicide note say?
Carter left a suicide note behind and that read: “ I am really really sorry … the pain of life overrides the joy to the point that joy does not exist… I am depressed… without phone money or rent…