Tank Man in Changan Avenue, Beijing, on the morning of June 5, 1989. Photo: Arthur Tsang
Tank Man in Changan Avenue, Beijing, on the morning of June 5, 1989. Photo: Arthur Tsang

The other photographers who snapped Tiananmen’s Tank Man, and their memories of June 4, 1989 in Beijing

AP’s photo is most famous, but other photographers shot scene that became a defining symbol of the 1989 crackdown on protesters in Beijing. We talk to two, Reuters’ Arthur Tsang, from Hong Kong, and Magnum’s Stuart Franklin

Tank Man in Changan Avenue, Beijing, on the morning of June 5, 1989. Photo: Arthur Tsang
Tank Man in Changan Avenue, Beijing, on the morning of June 5, 1989. Photo: Arthur Tsang
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