The photojournalist who won the Pulitzer for one of the most iconic pictures of our times is opening a photo exhibit at Nguoi Viet’s community room tomorrow Friday.
Nick Ut, whose photo of the crying naked girl fleeing napalm bombing was circulated around the world, and his friend Huynh Ngoc Dan will hold their joint exhibition on three days, from February 12 through 14, 11am to 6pm. The opening reception will be from 8pm to 9pm Friday.
Coincidentally, the two had planned this joint exhibit in Saigon in 2007. However, in the last minute, the local photography association, ticked off that they weren’t allowed more say in who’s invited to the opening, cancelled it. Many Vietnamese papers reported on the cancellation, for example here (in Vietnamese).
To this day, Nick Ut, whose Vietnamese name is Huỳnh Công Út, remains the only Viet to ever win the Pulitzer.
The exhibit features pictures Nick Ut had taken throughout his long career as a photojournalist, plus many photos he took on his own, not on assignment.
The above picture was taken at the Cấm bridge in Hai Phong, Vietnam.
Dear Nick
You are indeed an elusive person to contact.
You may know that at the moment Kim Phuc is visiting the UK and is in Lytham St Annes at King Edward and Queen Mary School as part of a fundraising event.
To honour her visit a song ‘A Song for Kim’ has been written and professionally recorded. The inspiration for the song was your photograph. I thought you would like a copy but I have no idea of how to get it to you. It really is a moving tribute.
Please could you advise? I could send it as an MP3 or as a CD. I felt that you should be a part of it.
I think at some stage today it will be played on the national radio networks as BBC radio are covering the event.