Rory Peck stood for something. A freelance cameraman, imaginative and bold, he helped shape our view of 20th century history with his extraordinary images.

He was killed in Moscow in October 1993.

Rory Peck was one of the most skillful and respected freelance cameramen of his generation. A fearless and individual operator, Rory captured some of the most enduring news images of the late twentieth century.

He covered the first Gulf War, the wars in Bosnia and Afghanistan and the many armed conflicts that followed the dissolution of the Soviet Union, where he moved with his wife Juliet and their four children after covering the coup against Gorbachev.

Rory was one of a growing band of cameraman who worked independently, supplying footage to a range of organisations including the BBC and ARD and was a founder partner of Frontline News, a London-based co-operative agency known for its war coverage.

He was killed in Moscow in 1993 while filming a vicious gun battle outside the Ostankino television station during Russia's October coup.

Rory's death raised questions that - even today - are still being asked by the charity that bears his name. What do you do when a freelancer is killed?  Who brings the body home?  Who helps the family?  Who - finally - is responsible?