Charlie Cole (February 28, 1955 – September 5, 2019)[1][2][3] was an American photojournalist, one of the five photographers who captured the iconic image of the Tank Man during the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests and massacre.
[4] Cole was born in 1955 in Bonham, Texas, United States.
He won the 1989 World Press Photo of the Year for a photo of the Tank Man during the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests and massacre, which was taken from a hotel balcony.
[6] Cole hid the film roll containing the Tank Man picture in a toilet tank while his hotel room was searched by the Public Security Bureau, later retrieving it to be sent to the Associated Press.
[7] Cole lived in Bali, Indonesia, for more than 15 years.