Paul Lowe, Award-Winning British Photojournalist, Dies at 60 #british #photojournalist #california

A photojournalist who covered world events such as the conflict in the former Yugoslavia, the fall of the Berlin Wall and Nelson Mandela’s release from prison was fatally stabbed during a weekend hike in the San Gabriel Mountains and his 19-year-old son has been charged in the killing.
Paul Lowe, 60, a British photographer, war journalist and professor at the University of the Arts London, suffered “trauma to his upper torso” and was pronounced dead Saturday on a road near Stoddard Canyon Falls, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s office said in a news release.
Tributes have poured in for a well-known British photographer who was allegedly stabbed to death by his son at a waterfall in California.
Paul Lowe died from wounds to the neck at a popular hiking trail and has been remembered by colleagues as 'courageous and beloved'.
His 19-year-old son, Emir is set to make is first court appearance later on Wednesday at the West Covina Courthouse after being charged with murder.
The 60-year-old photography lover covered conflicts including the siege of Sarajevo during the Bosnian war, the fall of the Berlin Wall and Nelson Mandela's release from prison.
He split his time between London and the Bosnian capital of Sarajevo, but was reportedly in Southern California to handle some 'family matters'.
Son charged with murdering British war photographer Paul Lowe in California
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The British photojournalist Paul Lowe has been fatally stabbed on a hiking trail in California and his teenage son arrested for murder, according to police.
Lowe, who covered conflicts including the siege of Sarajevo during the Bosnian war, was found dead on 12 October in the San Gabriel mountains.
The 60-year-old had been stabbed in the neck, records at the Los Angeles medical examiner’s office said.
A British war photographer has been stabbed to death in California - with his teenage son arrested on suspicion of murder, police have said.
Paul Lowe, a photojournalist who covered conflicts including the siege of Sarajevo during the Bosnian war, was found dead at a popular hiking trail in the San Gabriel Mountains on 12 October.
The 60-year-old had been stabbed in the neck, records at the County of Los Angeles Medical Examiner show.
A British photojournalist who was allegedly killed by his teenage son at a popular hiking trial in California has been remembered by colleagues as “courageous and beloved”.
Paul Lowe died from a stab wound to the neck, according to the County of Los Angeles Medical Examiner’s office, and his 19-year-old son Emir is set to make his first court appearance later on Wednesday at the West Covina Courthouse after being charged with murder.
The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said: ‘The homicide bureau presented the case to the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office for filing considerations today.
‘The District Attorney’s office filed one count of murder on suspect Emir Lowe for the murder of his father Christian Paul Lowe.

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