Editing Kevin Carter (section)

== Early life ==
Kevin Carter was born in [[Johannesburg]], [[Union of South Africa|South Africa]], and grew up in a middle-class neighbourhood. As a child, he occasionally saw police raids to arrest black people who were illegally living in the area. He said later that he questioned how his parents, a [[Catholicism|Catholic]], "liberal" family, could be what he described as "lackadaisical" about fighting against [[apartheid]].{{sfn|Marinovich|Silva|2000|pp=39–41}}

After high school, Carter dropped out of his studies to become a [[pharmacist]] and was drafted into the [[South African Army|army]]. To escape from the infantry, he enlisted in the [[South African Air Force|Air Force]] in which he served four years. In 1980, he witnessed a black mess-hall waiter being insulted. Carter defended the man, resulting in him being badly beaten by the other servicemen. He then went [[absent without leave]], attempting to start a new life as a radio disc-jockey named "David". This, however, proved more difficult than he had anticipated. Soon after, he decided to serve out the rest of his required military service. After witnessing the [[Church Street bombing]] in Pretoria in 1983, he decided to become a news photographer and journalist.{{sfn|Marinovich|Silva|2000|pp=39–41}}