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Africa and Asia were the settings of the photos for which Chris Hondros of Getty Images will be best remembered. But Brooklyn was his home, as his friend Todd Heisler recalls.
New York City was where Chris Hondros recharged and reconnected with his many friends. It’s where he nourished his mind and developed his thought process. His circle went beyond the tight community of photographers here. It included musicians, writers and humanitarian workers he’d worked with somewhere else in the world.
When he was here, he was here, taking in everything the city has to offer. He seemed to know all the secret landmarks — from the perfect parking spot to the right place to go for coffee near an assignment.
Bumping into Chris on assignment here usually meant coffee or lunch afterward, accompanied by rich conversation. We would talk about anything and everything except photography. But he was never above an assignment. He never phoned it in.
I remember him showing up late to catch Bernie Madoff’s last court appearance. He looked around, saw how crowded it was, went home for a taller ladder and still got the shot that I didn’t. I would always tease him that it was my job to make sure his pictures didn’t end up in The New York Times. That day they did.
Chris Hondros/Getty Images A memorial service is scheduled at 1 p.m. Wednesday in Brooklyn, at the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary and St. Stephen Roman Catholic Church, 125 Summit Street. There will also be a live stream on the Web.
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