Neil Davis (cameraman)

Neil Davis (cameraman)

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.

Davis was born in Nala, Tasmania. At the age of 14 Davis left school to work in the Tasmanian Government Film Unit. In 1961 he joined the Australian Broadcasting Commission (ABC) as a cine-cameraman but left in December 1963 to take a job as Visnews's cameraman and correspondent for south-east Asia, based in Singapore.

Read more about Neil Davis (cameraman):  War Correspondent, Death, Commemoration

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