In short, photographs carry an implicit documentary value and evidentiary function that lens culture everywhere certifies. Which is why what the VII Foundation, the Associated Press, and World Press Photo have achieved in their collective efforts on the making of “Napalm Girl” matters, deeply, regardless of their flaws. […]
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June 23rd, 2026 | Tags: Associated Press, Napalm Girl, Nguyen Thanh Nghe, Nick Ut, The Stringer, VII Foundation, World Press Photo | Category: Analog Photography, Film Reviews, Photo History, Photojournalism | Leave a comment |
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The Photographer as Citizen (4)
We — not we in the U.S., nor we in the west, but we as a species — need those among us willing not just to watch but to witness, and sometimes to bear witness. We do not encourage and support them by insisting that, beyond that commitment, they have some vague moral obligation to intervene as well, or to second-guess their quick decisions on that score in fraught and dangerous situations. […]