Journalism of Courage
On a day when a group of US-Vietnam War veterans an anti-war activists gathered at the site of My Lai massacre to mark 50 years of the killings, photographer Nick Ut — who covered the war — was in south India speaking to young minds. Ut, the Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer who created the 'Napalm girl' image, was in Kerala talking about what it takes to be a photojournalist in a war-torn zone. Clicked in 1921, Ut's iconic image of a young girl, naked and screaming while fleeing a napalm attack in Vietnam, shook the conscience of the world and ultimately played a significant role in turning US public against the war in Vietnam. The Napalm girl image is thus considered to be one of the most influential images in the world, and rightly so. (Source: PRD, Govt of Kerala)
In Kerala, he took part at a seminar and photo workshop organised for photographers of the state. (Source: PRD, Govt of Kerala)
Ut said he was 20 when he clicked the picture of the Napalm girl fleeing a blast scene, the fear visible on her face. (Source: PRD, Govt of Kerala)
World renowned photographer Nick Ut was the main attraction at the second edition of the Kerala International Photo Fest. (Source: PRD, Govt of Kerala)
During the course of his stay in Kerala, Ut explored various places and even took a ride in the Kochi Metro. (Source: PRD, Govt of Kerala)
Actor Mammootty accompanied Nick Ut, a former Associated Press photographer. (Source: PRD, Govt of Kerala)
He even indulged in some selfies (Source: PRD, Govt of Kerala)
Mammootty and Ut also visited the office of the Archives Department in Kananyannur taluka, where he got a glimpse of the southern state's rich history. (Source: PRD, Govt of Kerala)
Here, posing in front of a Che Guevara's poster in Left-governed Kerala. (Source: PRD, Govt of Kerala)
"At present, many are trying to prevent media from covering what is actually happening. That was not the case when we were covering the war."Ut said in a media interview. (Source: PRD, Govt of Kerala)
Ut near Fort Kochi where he lent a hand in pulling a Chinese net. (Source: PRD, Govt of Kerala)
