tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6072420181476584961.post8404323789006880108..comments2023-11-05T04:01:12.146-05:00Comments on Ad Aged: Horst Faas, dead at 79.george tannenbaumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10974259094860905139noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6072420181476584961.post-10917742346308154712013-09-25T03:12:31.834-04:002013-09-25T03:12:31.834-04:00the prisoner execution was done by Eddie Adams; th...the prisoner execution was done by Eddie Adams; the bottom one of the running girl was by Nick Ut. it's true.<br />Quanghttp://www.vovanquang.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6072420181476584961.post-40395739958261092652012-05-11T20:11:55.402-04:002012-05-11T20:11:55.402-04:00George,
Horst Faas did some truly remarkable work...George,<br /><br />Horst Faas did some truly remarkable work, but for the sake of clarity, neither of the photos was actually taken by him. The top photo of the prisoner execution was done by Eddie Adams; the bottom one of the running girl was by Nick Ut, a Vietnamese. Both Adams, an American, and Ut worked for Faas out of the AP's Saigon bureau.<br /><br />There's also an interesting backstory, for those not aware of it, to the Adams photo that provides a bit more context to what was going on at the time it was taken:<br /><br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nguyen_Ngoc_LoanPerry Gaskillnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6072420181476584961.post-78858912100350408102012-05-11T16:50:21.679-04:002012-05-11T16:50:21.679-04:00George, I hope you don't mind but I called you...George, I hope you don't mind but I called you the Mensch of Manhattan in my blog today. I can change it if you want.<br /> http://swimminginbs.blogspot.ca/2012/05/time-to-break-hip-ster.htmlSean Peakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15647626145109669657noreply@blogger.com