In 1983, photographer Ramzi Haidar took this photo of a militiaman playing the piano in an abandoned mansion. Supplied: Ramzi Haidar
ABC News Online: Lebanese photographer who took iconic civil war image searches for the man who saved his life
Photographer Ramzi Haidar has been searching for the Piano Man for more than 30 years.
He is the subject of Haidar's most famous image — a moment of serenity for a young combatant in Lebanon's bitter civil war.
But that is not the only reason Haidar wants to find him.
He is seeking the Piano Man because of what happened in the moments after the photograph was taken.
Haidar was shot in the head and nearly died.
"I've been searching for him for decades now," Haidar said.
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WNU Editor: If he has not been found after 30 years .... he is probably dead.
