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Jeff Widener is the Associated Press Photograph er who took the world-famous picture of "The Unknown Rebel" in 1989 during the Tiananmen Square Protests . The photo depicts a lone protester who single-handedly halted the progress of a column of advancing tanks for over half an hour. It was taken from the sixth floor of the Beijing Hotel, about half a mile away through a 400mm lens. He was nominated for the Pulitzer prize for "Spot News Photography" in 1990 for the photo. |