It was taken in Sirte by a rebel fighter using a mobile phone. AFP photographer Philippe Desmazes was able to take a photo of the mobile’s screen a few minutes later and transmit the picture.

“I was covering the fall of Sirte and heard gunfire a little further west of where I was.

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I think it’s rather interesting that the photos of this era that will go down in history are not necessarily being taken with cameras. It just blows my mind.