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Photography Stories Martin Kaninsky 11/10/26 Photography Stories Martin Kaninsky 11/10/26

Napalm Girl, 1972: The Story Behind the Photo and the Fight Over Who Took It

On 8 June 1972, a girl ran toward the cameras. Her name was Phan Thị Kim Phúc, and she was nine years old.

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Story Behind The The Terror of War: Nick Ut’s "Napalm Girl" (1972)

What’s up photography fans! As you know I usually talk here about all kinds of street photography and photojournalism. The photo I would like to talk about today is a photo that changed the war in Vietnam, a very important photo in the history of photography. Let’s check out the The Terror of War by Nick Ut, 1972.


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