Laurie Bloomfield takes picture of rioting in Cato Manor, Durban

On 24 January 1960, Laurie Bloomfield, a photographer for the Daily News took a picture of rioting in Cato Manor, Durban which was immediately published around the world. The riots were sparked by the apartheid government's attempt to forcibly remove black people from Cator Manor, an area inhabited by both Africans and Indians.  Rene de Villiers, the acting editor of the Daily News chose not to publish Bloomfield's photograph because he considered it to be "too emotionally explosive". Bloomfield continued to be part of the life of newspaper readers in Durban for at least 45 years. He worked as a photographer for the Daily News, before moving on to become pictures editor for the Daily News and Sunday Tribune. Bloomfield became the first person from outside Britain to be awarded the Encyclopaedia Britannica British Press Picture of the Year award in 1959. He died at the age of 74 from cancer.