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Neil Brian Davis (14 February 1934 – 9 September 1985) was an Australian combat cameraman who was recognised for his work as a photojournalist during the Vietnam War and other conflicts in the region. He was killed in Bangkok on 9 September 1985, while filming a minor Thai coup attempt.
Neil Davis was a legendary cameraman and war correspondent who covered the Vietnam War and Cambodian conflict from the Vietnamese perspective. He was killed by a coup in Bangkok in 1985, after a career of courage, compassion and innovation.
Sep 8, 2015 · Neil Davis was a renowned combat cameraman who covered conflicts in Indochina for decades. He was the only Western journalist to film the Vietnamese war from the Vietnamese perspective and inspired many journalists, including Peter Greste.
Aug 2, 2023 · Learn about the life and work of Neil Davis, a renowned Australian cine-cameraman and correspondent who covered various conflicts in south-east Asia. See photographs, films, interviews and papers from his career and legacy at the Australian War Memorial.
Mar 12, 2021 · Neil Davis was a celebrated combat cameraman who filmed the fall of Saigon and his own death in Bangkok. A one-man play inspired by his life story, "One Crowded Hour", is being staged by the Tasmanian Theatre Company.
Jul 26, 2016 · Neil Davis was an Australian journalist who covered the Vietnam War for eleven years. He filmed the fall of Saigon and won several awards for his documentary Frontline, which shows the horrors and ironies of the war.
Neil Davis, one of Australia's most respected combat cameramen, was born on 14 February 1934 in southern Tasmania. He was a good student, a keen sportsman and took up photography in his high school years. He left school at 14 to work in the Tasmanian Government Film Unit.
