Christopher Paul Lowe (6 November 1963 – 12 October 2024) was a British photojournalist, educator, writer and critic.
[7][8] "His books and lectures, many of which dealt with the history of photojournalism and the ethics of representing human suffering through images, often spoke of photography's potential to help bear witness to atrocities.
[3] Lowe died after being stabbed on a hiking trail in the San Gabriel Mountains, northern Los Angeles County, United States, on 12 October 2024.
[3][14] Lowe had travelled to Los Angeles to try to help his son, who has a history of mental illness and had not returned in two months from a trip to the US that was supposed to last days.
[3] The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department apprehended his son soon after he crashed the car he and Lowe had been using while touring the San Gabriel mountains.