How Reuters photog captured THE moment of Sydney siege

December 15, 2014 23:46

Australian police locked down the centre of the country's biggest city after an armed man walked into a busy downtown Sydney cafe, took hostages and forced them to display an Islamic flag.

Reuters photographer Jason Reed captured this image of a hostage running towards police after she escaped the caf and describes the picture behind the story in his blog.

"There is no timetable for covering hostage crises, you have to keep your eye glued to the viewfinder, unflinching, for hour after hour," he wrote.

Read his fascinating story HERE

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