Fifty Years On… I stumble a bit, me, the former Math major, when I try and do the ‘math.’ Last fall was fifty years: I arrived in Vietnam in October 1… Link: http://werejustsayin.blogspot.com/2021/02/fifty-years-on.html When I told John I was heading to Vietnam, he said to me… “do a story for me – …
Mythical power: Understanding photojournalism in the Vietnam War – David Campbell Photojournalism in the Vietnam War is often said to have had the power to change the course of the conflict. But this power is mythical. via David Campbell: http://www.david-campbell.org/2013/01/31/mythical-power-understanding-photojournalism-in-vietnam-war/ “This is significant for photojournalism’s understanding of its historical role and potential power. Many of…
Link: Three War Photographers: Feel Fear, Keep Going – LightBox Ralph Morse, Larry Burrows, James Nachtwey When other people run away from danger, they run toward it. They go into battle armed with nothing but courage. Like everyone else, they experience fear — but unlike everyone else, they keep going.
To Photography, and Photographers I’m in Amsterdam, participating in the jury process for this year’s World Press Photo awards, probably the Premier awards in the field of ph… Link: http://werejustsayin.blogspot.com/2011/02/to-photography-and-photographers.html As they started to get aboard, I realized there would probably not be room, but that made no real sense to me, as I was…
Remains from the crash site where four photojournalists were killed when their helicopter went down in Laos during the Vietnam war will be buried on Thursday April 3, 2008, during a ceremony at the Newseum in Washington. On February 10, 1971, photographers Henri Huet, 43, of the Associated Press, Larry Burrows, 44, of Life magazine,…
