Renditions: Saigon Execution - Eddie Adams, Vietnam, 1968
Eddie Adams - Saigon Execution - photograph - 1968 - Vietnam
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Notes:
- The original photo received the Pulitzer Prize for ‘Spot News Photography’ in 1969 under the name ‘Saigon Execution’. Nowadays it is often captioned as ‘General Nguyen Ngoc Loan executing a Viet Cong prisoner in Saigon’.
- For such an iconic photo and a well documented event, it is surprising that so many people cannot eloquently explain the context of this image, summarizing it to ‘a bad guy killing a good guy’. Please take a moment to learn more about the incident by clicking here and here.
- If you are aware of additional artworks derived from the original photo, please send details and links by leaving a comment or sending an email.
- If you enjoyed this post, please make sure you check back in a month or so, as additional artworks will be added.
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