Image copyright of National Press Photographers Association
Photo copyright of National Press Photographers Association
As part of the Research and Writing skills module in our course we have been tasked with choosing a photographer and writing an essay on them. Some time ago I heard about a book named 'Requiem' which carried the photographs of photographers who had not only photographed the Vietnam war but had also been killed in it. This book was compiled by Horst Faas a German photographer and two time pulitzer prize winner. Following just a few minutes of online reading I knew this was the photographer I wished to research. He has contributed in so many ways to his art and I cannot think of another photographer I would prefer to research. I have chosen to write my essay on Mr. Faas with a view to not only completing the assignment for this module but acquiring more on how these people operate in such difficult conditions, both physically and mentally. I have always wondered how people like Faas who didn't 'have' to be there still went there.
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