A question of authorship has ignited fevered debate within the world of photography. In focus is of one of the most impactful images of all time. The photograph, formally titled The Terror of War but colloquially known as "Napalm Girl," shows children, including a 9-year-old Phan Thị Kim Phúc horrificly burned, fleeing a bombing raid on the village of Trang Bang, Vietnam in 1972. The image has earned Kim Phúc global prominence in anti-war advocacy as well as a lifetime of accolades for Associated Press photographer Nick Út.
Now, over 50 years later, the former AP photo editor Carl Robinson has publicly disclosed in a breakthrough documentary that the award-winning image was actually captured by a local freelancer, Nguyễn Thành Nghệ. Amidst the allegations and reports, Mr. Nghệ graciously steps out of the shadows of a longstanding silence, one that has haunted Mr. Robinson all this time.
These photos capture a day with the two men who were once unable to speak up, whose voices now illuminate the injustices committed in Western newsrooms.
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