Man fatally stabbed in Angeles National Forest was photojournalist and educator – San Gabriel Valley Tribune

When authorities charged a man Tuesday, Oct. 15, with stabbing his father to death in the Angeles National Forest over the weekend, the victim’s friends identified him as a longtime photojournalist and educator.

“It is with deep sadness that we share the news of the passing of our dear friend and colleague Paul Lowe, whose brilliant life came to an abrupt end on Saturday in Los Angeles, California,” V11 Photo posted on Instagram and Facebook. “Paul was a brave and beloved comrade and a deeply devoted father and husband. The loss is shocking and overwhelming and our condolences go out to his wife and family.”

The Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office filed murder charges against Lowe’s son, 19-year-old Emir Abadzic Lowe, with the specific allegation that he used a deadly weapon in the commission of the crime, according to court records and investigators.

Paul Lowe, 60, whom the coroner’s office and investigators identified as Christian Paul Lowe, died Oct. 12 from a stab wound to the neck.

Officers investigating an assault call found him lying on Mt. Baldy Road near Stoddard Canyon Falls that afternoon, a sheriff’s statement said. He died at the scene of the accident.

Lowe’s son was seen driving away and crashing. Officers arrested him based on evidence at the scene and his statements, the statement said.

Investigators were unable to provide a motive for the stabbing.

Paul Lowe’s biography at the London College of Communications at the University of the Arts, where he worked, described him as an award-winning photojournalist, author, critic and educator who covered the fall of the Berlin Wall, the release of Nelson Mandela, the African famine, etc. reported conflict in the former Yugoslavia and the destruction of Grozny.

The Embassy of Bosnia and Herzegovina in the United Kingdom posted on its Facebook account that it was deeply saddened to hear the news of Lowe’s sudden death.

“Paul was a true friend of Bosnia and Herzegovina, a wonderful person, a great artist and professional, loved and respected by everyone who knew him,” the embassy said. “Our deepest condolences go out to Paul’s wife Amra Abadzic Lowe, her family and many friends. The memory and important work and legacy of Paul Lowe will endure for future generations. May he rest in peace.”

Paul Lowe was a contributing photographer for the VII Foundation, a nonprofit organization that, according to its website, “trains and equips aspiring visual journalists from communities that are underrepresented in the media.” VII Photo is part of the foundation.

“Paul has always tried to do good in the world,” said Ron Haviv, director and co-founder of the foundation. He has known Lowe for more than 30 years.

Lowe has been involved with the foundation since its inception, he said.

Lowe’s home was in Sarajevo and he worked in London, Haviv said, adding that Lowe taught hundreds of students, some of whom won Pulitzer Prizes.

“Paul led multiple lives as a working photographer and academic,” Haviv said.

Even if Lowe’s life was cut short, the impact of Lowe’s life and work should be remembered, he said.

Other friends, students and colleagues of Lowe shared on social media how devastating his death was to them and how much they would miss him. One described him as a great man while another called him a gentleman.