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The journalists who cover war make up a tight-knit community.

Two Western photojournalists, including an Oscar-nominated film director, were killed Wednesday in the city of Misrata while covering battles between rebels and Libyan government forces.

Combat photographers Tim Hetherington and Chris Hondros were killed Wednesday in Libya, and two more photographers were seriously injured.

On walls and sidewalks throughout eastern Libya you'll see slogans and posters against Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi ("Gadhafi is a Vampire, "People want the head of Gadhafi," "We are freedom addicts — not drugs").

“He’s always had a humanitarian side. He loves being loved,” Toussaint Werner said of his father, the photographer Eric Werner.

Audiences will have another opportunity to view the work of Vivian Maier. The shutterbug was a nanny in Chicago’s northern suburbs. Equipped with a keen eye and a camera, Maier took tens of thousands of photographs on frequent trips into the city.

Japan is still reeling from the 9.0- magnitude earthquake and tsunami — and series of aftershocks — that have left the country in disrepair. According to the AP, thousands are missing or dead, entire cities lie in ruin and the fear of radiation still looms.