Authorship of napalm girl' photo

[cowanw]

This must be the most intense and thorough analysis of a single picture in the history. of photography.

A revelation in researching what one can. A fascinating read.
One photo may compete and that is Roger Fenton's "Valley of the Shadow of Death".

 

[Alex Benjamin]

More news:

World Press Photo Suspens Authorship Attribution of Historic Image​

Authorship attribution suspended for ‘The Terror of War’ photograph | World Press Photo

www.worldpressphoto.org

From the article:

When reduced to its core, what is striking is the convergence across all three investigations—by World Press Photo, AP, and the filmmakers—that there remains doubt about the photo’s authorship. While the image has traditionally been credited to Nick Út, the available evidence points to a strong possibility that Nguyễn Thành Nghệ took it instead, but also raises the possibility that Huỳnh Công Phúc may have been in a better position to take the photo.

The key difference lies not in the recognition of doubt, but in how each organization has chosen to act in response.

The documentary takes a stand that Nguyễn Thành Nghệ is the author. Associated Press has concluded that since there is no definitive proof that Nick Út did not take the image, the attribution of authorship to him should stand. At World Press Photo, however, we took a different path. Guided by our judging procedures we conclude that the level of doubt is too significant to maintain the existing attribution. At the same time, lacking conclusive evidence pointing definitively to another photographer, we cannot reassign authorship either.

 

[CMoore]

You know, what grates with me about this whole issue is not who took the photo, but the fact that there were so many cameras around the scene. I know this photo helped end the war, but the whole thing sickens me. The war itself, and how it was also a spectacle. Before anyone asks, I do respect war photographers. But really, the whole thing was a bad chapter, now being repeated.

No bad light on you.
As they say, more than one "truth" can exist at the same time.

 

[CMoore]

That war was lousy with photographers.
How many other snappers were present when Eddie Adams took that Saigon Execution photo.?

Who knows he might be happy to give up credit for than one.......