The girl from the Vietnam War photo
Jan 20, 2012 11:28:58 #
I'm a little groggy this morning, because I was up past my bedtime last night attending a talk in Santa Barbara by Kim Phuc, the girl from that icon Vietnam War photo. This site includes the photo: http://blindflaneur.com/2008/06/30/after-napalm-the-long-road-to-forgiveness/
My wife was one of the photographers covering the event, so I went along with her and boy am I glad I went. Kim's a pretty amazing woman. One of the things she spoke about was the cameraman, an army photographer, who took the photo and how afterwards he put down his camera and carried her to a hospital. It's one of those cases where the impartial observer became partial and saved someone's life. Heck of a story.
My wife was one of the photographers covering the event, so I went along with her and boy am I glad I went. Kim's a pretty amazing woman. One of the things she spoke about was the cameraman, an army photographer, who took the photo and how afterwards he put down his camera and carried her to a hospital. It's one of those cases where the impartial observer became partial and saved someone's life. Heck of a story.
Jan 20, 2012 11:34:42 #
C't you need to edit the trailing close-parens out of your link...
Jan 20, 2012 11:38:22 #
JimH wrote:
C't you need to edit the trailing close-parens out of your link...
Thanks again JimH!
Jan 20, 2012 11:50:01 #
c'tDigitalPhotography wrote:
Thanks again JimH!
It seems all I do here is fix your typo's ...lol.. Welcome to the forum, by the way. :)JimH wrote:
C't you need to edit the trailing close-parens out of your link...
Thanks again JimH!
Jan 20, 2012 11:56:21 #
JimH wrote:
c'tDigitalPhotography wrote:
Thanks again JimH!
It seems all I do here is fix your typo's ...lol.. Welcome to the forum, by the way. :)JimH wrote:
C't you need to edit the trailing close-parens out of your link...
Thanks again JimH!
It's true, it's true...and I'm really sorry about that. I got to bed about 2am last night and got up at 6, so I'm not in very good form this morning. But that's no excuse. I should be previewing my posts first. Anyhow, thanks. I appreciate a good editor. :)
And thank you for the welcome! My name is Jason, btw.
Jan 20, 2012 18:12:15 #
[quote=c'tDigitalPhotography]
Sorry, couldn't resist being a smart ass..
JimH wrote:
Welcome to the forum, Jason btw :)And thank you for the welcome! My name is Jason, btw.
Sorry, couldn't resist being a smart ass..
Jan 21, 2012 07:40:01 #
c'tDigitalPhotography wrote:
I'm a little groggy this morning, because I was up... (show quote)
I believe Eddie Adams took that picture and I know he took the one where the Vietnam officer shot a Cong soldier in the head with the pistol.
http://nancycdibenedetto.wordpress.com/2010/10/12/documentary-photographer-2-eddie-adams-and-workshop-information/
Jan 21, 2012 08:38:51 #
nikonshooter wrote:
quote=c'tDigitalPhotography I'm a little groggy t... (show quote)
Nikon,
No Ut took that photo, he won the prize for it. That photo brings back a lot of emotional ties to that war. Luckily for me it led me to the love of my life, (my wife was my nurse when I was medivaced to St Albans Naval Hospital in Queens NY). Her ability to forgive after having that experience is wonderful.
George
Jan 21, 2012 08:40:38 #
Farview
Loc: PA
Thx so much for posting that website. As far as I'm concerned it's the story that counts, not who took the pic. What a wonderful story of forgiveness after so much death and destruction.
Jan 21, 2012 08:55:49 #
c'tDigitalPhotography wrote:
I'm a little groggy this morning, because I was up... (show quote)
Welcome to UHH Jason and Thank You for taking time to post this.
Jan 21, 2012 09:53:15 #
George H wrote:
quote=nikonshooter quote=c'tDigitalPhotography I... (show quote)
You are spot on.......It perked my interest. A few months ago we were looking at the inventory of Eddie Adams work (I am getting old) and would have bet my Nikons that the referenced picture was in the mix. Good thing I don't bet!
It's amazing what a picture can do to you emotionally. This is clearly one of those. After looking at those taken by Eddie Adams, I came to a conclusion that covering a war with a camera would not be for me.
Jan 21, 2012 10:05:42 #
nikonshooter wrote:
quote=George H quote=nikonshooter quote=c'tDigi... (show quote)
Nikon,
Having been there, seeing photos bring back some really strong emotions. Loss of good friends, things said back home, I could never have taken photos, just too painful. I am in DC often and have never seen the wall, just too emotionally charged for me.
George
Jan 21, 2012 10:10:41 #
Jan 21, 2012 16:24:17 #
johnr9999
Loc: Carlton, OR
Same here. As a corpsman on a casualty evac team, I don't recognize the names on the wall, just the wounds and faces.
Jan 21, 2012 16:29:38 #
johnr9999 wrote:
Same here. As a corpsman on a casualty evac team, I don't recognize the names on the wall, just the wounds and faces.
JohnR,
One of the finest men I ever met in my life was a gay medic in the Army. This man received 50 separate bleeding wounds pulling men to safety in a fire fight. This was verified by his 201 file and the commendation that accompanied his bronze star. Medics and Corpsmen in my opinion were the finest military men around, I salute you all.
George
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