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I'm surprised to hear all this. I always figured that was an incredible
photo - perfectly freezing the decisive moment, as it did. You have to imagine Eddie Adams would have anticipated the ramifications of that photo, when he took it from negative to print. He won a Pulitzer Prize for it, and someone had to have submitted it. Rob -------------------- Apparently Eddie Adams wasn't very proud that he took the picture of the Viet Cong captive being shot by Police Chief Lt. Colonel Nguyen Ngoc Loan. He never displayed the picture in his studio and often refused to talk about the picture. He once said, "Sometimes a picture can be misleading because it doesn't tell the whole story." He often felt he "unfairly maligned Loan" and in later years, the picture began to haunt him. Adams was acquainted with Loan and considered "Loan a hero, given the circumstances of the time." What the picture didn't show was that the handcuffed Viet being shot by Loan was a Viet Cong Captain who a couple of hours earlier had "personally murdered the entire family of Loan's closest aid, moments before he was captured." The world pitied the murder and condemned the grief stricken Loan, and Adams was sorry he took the picture. (Ref: Associated Press news release) nick |
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I'm surprised to hear all this. I always figured that was an incredible
photo - perfectly freezing the decisive moment, as it did. You have to imagine Eddie Adams would have anticipated the ramifications of that photo, when he took it from negative to print. He won a Pulitzer Prize for it, and someone had to have submitted it. Rob -------------------- Apparently Eddie Adams wasn't very proud that he took the picture of the Viet Cong captive being shot by Police Chief Lt. Colonel Nguyen Ngoc Loan. He never displayed the picture in his studio and often refused to talk about the picture. He once said, "Sometimes a picture can be misleading because it doesn't tell the whole story." He often felt he "unfairly maligned Loan" and in later years, the picture began to haunt him. Adams was acquainted with Loan and considered "Loan a hero, given the circumstances of the time." What the picture didn't show was that the handcuffed Viet being shot by Loan was a Viet Cong Captain who a couple of hours earlier had "personally murdered the entire family of Loan's closest aid, moments before he was captured." The world pitied the murder and condemned the grief stricken Loan, and Adams was sorry he took the picture. (Ref: Associated Press news release) nick |
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"Basic Wedge" wrote in message news:YOK3d.479176$gE.270681@pd7tw3no... I'm surprised to hear all this. I always figured that was an incredible photo - perfectly freezing the decisive moment, as it did. You have to imagine Eddie Adams would have anticipated the ramifications of that photo, when he took it from negative to print. He won a Pulitzer Prize for it, and someone had to have submitted it. Rob -------------------- According to the story line in the press release, "Drawn by gunfire, Adams and an NBC film crew watched South Vietnamese soldiers bring a handcuffed Viet Cong captive to a street corner where they assumed he would be interrogated." As Adams was about to take a picture of the captive, "South Vietnam's police chief, Lt.Col. Naguyen Ngoc Loan, strode up, wordlessly drew a pistol and shot the man in the head." Then the story line goes on to tell Loan shot the captive because he had just murdered an entire family. Of Loan's actions, Adams said, "I don't say what he did was right, but he was fighting a war and he was up against some pretty bad people." Through the years "Adams found himself so defined ---- and haunted ---- by the picture that he would not display it at his studio." When speaking of Loan, he considered Loan to be a hero. Loan died in 1998 at his home in Virginia. nick -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Apparently Eddie Adams wasn't very proud that he took the picture of the Viet Cong captive being shot by Police Chief Lt. Colonel Nguyen Ngoc Loan. He never displayed the picture in his studio and often refused to talk about the picture. He once said, "Sometimes a picture can be misleading because it doesn't tell the whole story." He often felt he "unfairly maligned Loan" and in later years, the picture began to haunt him. Adams was acquainted with Loan and considered "Loan a hero, given the circumstances of the time." What the picture didn't show was that the handcuffed Viet being shot by Loan was a Viet Cong Captain who a couple of hours earlier had "personally murdered the entire family of Loan's closest aid, moments before he was captured." The world pitied the murder and condemned the grief stricken Loan, and Adams was sorry he took the picture. (Ref: Associated Press news release) nick |
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"Basic Wedge" wrote in message news:YOK3d.479176$gE.270681@pd7tw3no... I'm surprised to hear all this. I always figured that was an incredible photo - perfectly freezing the decisive moment, as it did. You have to imagine Eddie Adams would have anticipated the ramifications of that photo, when he took it from negative to print. He won a Pulitzer Prize for it, and someone had to have submitted it. Rob -------------------- According to the story line in the press release, "Drawn by gunfire, Adams and an NBC film crew watched South Vietnamese soldiers bring a handcuffed Viet Cong captive to a street corner where they assumed he would be interrogated." As Adams was about to take a picture of the captive, "South Vietnam's police chief, Lt.Col. Naguyen Ngoc Loan, strode up, wordlessly drew a pistol and shot the man in the head." Then the story line goes on to tell Loan shot the captive because he had just murdered an entire family. Of Loan's actions, Adams said, "I don't say what he did was right, but he was fighting a war and he was up against some pretty bad people." Through the years "Adams found himself so defined ---- and haunted ---- by the picture that he would not display it at his studio." When speaking of Loan, he considered Loan to be a hero. Loan died in 1998 at his home in Virginia. nick -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Apparently Eddie Adams wasn't very proud that he took the picture of the Viet Cong captive being shot by Police Chief Lt. Colonel Nguyen Ngoc Loan. He never displayed the picture in his studio and often refused to talk about the picture. He once said, "Sometimes a picture can be misleading because it doesn't tell the whole story." He often felt he "unfairly maligned Loan" and in later years, the picture began to haunt him. Adams was acquainted with Loan and considered "Loan a hero, given the circumstances of the time." What the picture didn't show was that the handcuffed Viet being shot by Loan was a Viet Cong Captain who a couple of hours earlier had "personally murdered the entire family of Loan's closest aid, moments before he was captured." The world pitied the murder and condemned the grief stricken Loan, and Adams was sorry he took the picture. (Ref: Associated Press news release) nick |
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"Al Jacobson" wrote in message ... He was a friend to all the brothers in light... Eddie Adams, I used to see him at all the Nikon parties at the PMA and at other functions. He always had time to answer questions and was usually swamped. At one of the parties I'm sitting right next to him having dinner and the wife asks// "who is that gentleman you are talking to". "Oh, he's probably one of the most honored photographers of our time. His venues are in journalism, corporate, editorial, fashion, entertainment and advertising". He's been featured in Time, Newsweek, Life, Paris Match, Parade, Penthouse, Vogue, The London Sunday Times Magazine, The New York Times, Stern and Vanity Fair. He was awarded the Pulitzer Prize in 1969 for his unforgettable photograph of the street execution of a Viet Cong. I found this tidbit on PNN's page. and I quote, "Eddie Adams is a man to whom Clint Eastwood said, "Good shot", Fidel Castro said, "Let's go duck hunting", The Pope said, "You've got three minutes". -- (B)# I wish you well..... Al Jacobson Website: www.aljacobs.com Memories "Tony" wrote in message om... Eddie Adams who's photograph of a suspected VC terrorist being executed in the street by a police official has dies of ALS. He was 71. The picture has become a symbol of the entire war. -- http://www.chapelhillnoir.com home of The Camera-ist's Manifesto The Improved Links Pages are at http://www.chapelhillnoir.com/links/mlinks00.html A sample chapter from "Haight-Ashbury" is at http://www.chapelhillnoir.com/writ/hait/hatitl.html Good to see you back, Al. Bob Hickey |
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On Mon, 20 Sep 2004 17:27:16 +0000, Al Jacobson wrote:
He was a friend to all the brothers in light... Eddie Adams, I used to see him at all the Nikon parties at the PMA and at other functions. He always had time to answer questions and was usually swamped. At one of the parties I'm sitting right next to him having dinner and the wife asks// "who is that gentleman you are talking to". "Oh, he's probably one of the most honored photographers of our time. His venues are in journalism, corporate, editorial, fashion, entertainment and advertising". He's been featured in Time, Newsweek, Life, Paris Match, Parade, Penthouse, Vogue, The London Sunday Times Magazine, The New York Times, Stern and Vanity Fair. He was awarded the Pulitzer Prize in 1969 for his unforgettable photograph of the street execution of a Viet Cong. I found this tidbit on PNN's page. and I quote, "Eddie Adams is a man to whom Clint Eastwood said, "Good shot", Fidel Castro said, "Let's go duck hunting", The Pope said, "You've got three minutes". All these legends in photography dying have me wondering who the world will remember as great photographers in (say) 30 to 50 years from now. With so many photographers out there, so many tools at our disposal, such massive media networks, who amongst this current age of photographers will be honoured as having provided the world with memorable images? -- Dallas www.dallasdahms.com "Going down a dirty inner city side road I plotted Madness passed me by, she smiled hi, I nodded" - Sixto Rodriguez |
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On Mon, 20 Sep 2004 17:27:16 +0000, Al Jacobson wrote:
He was a friend to all the brothers in light... Eddie Adams, I used to see him at all the Nikon parties at the PMA and at other functions. He always had time to answer questions and was usually swamped. At one of the parties I'm sitting right next to him having dinner and the wife asks// "who is that gentleman you are talking to". "Oh, he's probably one of the most honored photographers of our time. His venues are in journalism, corporate, editorial, fashion, entertainment and advertising". He's been featured in Time, Newsweek, Life, Paris Match, Parade, Penthouse, Vogue, The London Sunday Times Magazine, The New York Times, Stern and Vanity Fair. He was awarded the Pulitzer Prize in 1969 for his unforgettable photograph of the street execution of a Viet Cong. I found this tidbit on PNN's page. and I quote, "Eddie Adams is a man to whom Clint Eastwood said, "Good shot", Fidel Castro said, "Let's go duck hunting", The Pope said, "You've got three minutes". All these legends in photography dying have me wondering who the world will remember as great photographers in (say) 30 to 50 years from now. With so many photographers out there, so many tools at our disposal, such massive media networks, who amongst this current age of photographers will be honoured as having provided the world with memorable images? -- Dallas www.dallasdahms.com "Going down a dirty inner city side road I plotted Madness passed me by, she smiled hi, I nodded" - Sixto Rodriguez |
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Al Jacobson wrote:
He was a friend to all the brothers in light... On ABC News yesterday, the program ended with a brief retro on Eddie Adams. Not only that most famous image but several others. Definitely had an advanced eye for composition and the "decisive moment" was clearly no mystery to him ... (although if that term were mentioned he would likely scorn it...) per Peter Jennings, he visited EA last week, and tossed some jibe at EA who replied "with an obscene gesture." which, per PJ, was also pure Eddie Adams. Cheers, Alan -- -- rec.photo.equipment.35mm user resource: -- http://www.aliasimages.com/rpe35mmur.htm -- e-meil: there's no such thing as a FreeLunch.-- |
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Al Jacobson wrote:
He was a friend to all the brothers in light... On ABC News yesterday, the program ended with a brief retro on Eddie Adams. Not only that most famous image but several others. Definitely had an advanced eye for composition and the "decisive moment" was clearly no mystery to him ... (although if that term were mentioned he would likely scorn it...) per Peter Jennings, he visited EA last week, and tossed some jibe at EA who replied "with an obscene gesture." which, per PJ, was also pure Eddie Adams. Cheers, Alan -- -- rec.photo.equipment.35mm user resource: -- http://www.aliasimages.com/rpe35mmur.htm -- e-meil: there's no such thing as a FreeLunch.-- |
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"Tony" wrote in message om... Eddie Adams who's photograph of a suspected VC terrorist being executed in the street by a police official has dies of ALS. He was 71. The picture has become a symbol of the entire war. The terrorist had it coming and Adams and Loan becanme good friends, apparently, after the war. Adams regretted the problems this photo caused Loan. |
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