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“I try to express with the camera what the story is, to get to the heart of the story with picture. In battle I look at things first in terms of people, second in terms of strategies or casualties... To tell a story, you don't photograph one hundred dead civilians to prove there were one hundred dead civilians. You photograph one dead civilian with an expression on his face that says, This is what it's like if you're a dead civilian in Vietnam.”

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Horst Faas
Horst Faas

Horst Faas was a German journalist renowned for his photographic coverage of the Asian warfront, particularly during the Vietnam War. Serving as a photographer for The New York Times, his exceptional work earned him a Pulitzer Prize. His photographs captured the harsh realities of war and the resilience of humanity. more

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