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“All that a Pulitzer really does is give the obit writers something to put between the commas after your name.”

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Eddie Adams
Eddie Adams

Eddie Adams, born on June 12, 1933, was an influential American photographer. His photographs are renowned for their unique perspective and profound documentation of social events. Adams achieved remarkable success in the field of news photography, particularly for his work during the Vietnam War. His iconic photograph, 'Execution of a Viet Cong Prisoner in Saigon,' won the Pulitzer Prize in 1962, a significant honor in the field of news photography. more

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“I saw a man walk into my camera viewfinder from the left. He took a pistol out of his holster and raised it. I had no idea he would shoot. It was common to hold a pistol to the head of prisoners during questioning. So I prepared to make that picture - the threat, the interrogation. But it didn't happen. The man just pulled a pistol out of his holster, raised it to the VC's head and shot him in the temple. I made a picture at the same time. (On his 1968 photograph of the summary street corner execution of prisoner Nguyen Van Lem by South Vietnam's police chief, Lt. Col. Nguyen Ngoc Loan.)”

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