Share. From 1962 until his death in 1971, Larry Burrows captured some of the most powerful and brutally honest scenes from the Vietnam War. American GI Moving Towards Omaha Beach by Robert Capa. By Gabriel H. Sanchez. Updated 1928 GMT (0328 HKT) January 5, 2016. The photograph of a South Vietnamese general executing a young Viet Cong fighter during the Tet Offensive shocked the world. SHARE. The black and white photo of this event by Dutch photojournalist Hugh Van Es became an iconic image of the war, symbolizing a desperate U.S. withdrawal from Vietnam. Iconic photos of the Vietnam War. Here are some other iconic war photos to check out: The Falling Soldier by Robert Capa. It was one of the most iconic photos of the Vietnam War. 20 Harrowing Pictures From The Front Lines Of Vietnam. Details that didn't make the papers paint a different story. As the conflict in Southeast Asia escalated, tensions within the US followed suit. SHARE. During the Vietnam War, Eddie Adams photographed Gen. Nguyen Ngoc Loan, a South Vietnamese police chief, killing Viet Cong suspect Nguyen Van Lem on a … For the first time, images and stories of a war being fought on the other side of the world became accessible to the public nearly instantly. 1. It … The following is a look back at some of the most iconic images from AP photographers taken during the Vietnam War. Vietnam War in 40 iconic pictures 3/29/2018. She was the first person to take photos of North Vietnamese Army Regulars behind their lines. The Story Behind Eddie Adams’ Iconic “Saigon Execution” Photo. Ken Burns' and Lynn Novick … Gabriel H. Sanchez BuzzFeed News Photo Essay Editor. EMAIL 'America is on trial': Rallies, vigils held in Minneapolis ahead of Derek Chauvin trial. SHARE. Bloody Saturday by HS Wong (1937). Black Power Salute Posted on April 25, 2018, at 3:22 p.m. For much of the world, the visual history of the Vietnam War has been defined by a handful of iconic photographs: Eddie Adams’ image of a … This iconic photograph by Marc Riboud captures a young woman offering a flower to the guards at the Pentagon during a protest against the Vietnam War. AP Photo/Eddie Adams, File. TWEET. In 1972, Leroy shot and directed Operation Last Patrol, a film about Ron Kovic and the anti-war Vietnam veterans. The Vietnam War marked a turning point in United States history. Here are 20 of the most iconic photographs ever taken – each one a true example of the old adage, ‘a picture can speak a thousand words’. The hippie, pacifist, and civil rights movements all intersected. LeRoy’s photos of her captivity later made the cover of Life, ‘A Remarkable Day in Hue: the Enemy Lets Me Take His Picture‘.