Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/09/12
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Have some questions about that particular photo: [It's called "Moment of Execution", was taken Feb. 1, 1968. The guy pulling the trigger of his hammerless pistol is Chief Brig. Gen. Nguyen Ngoc Loan of the National Police, and the photo was made in Saigon near the An Quang pagoda. Was run with Associated Press on or about that date.] My questions are this; I've seen moving picture footage of the very same vantage point, where the entire sequence is played out in horrific detail. Am I to understand that Mr. Adams AND a motion picture cameraman were standing side by side at that moment? Is the single fame we all attribute to Mr. Adams (and a Leica) actually a frame taken from a motion picture camera? Does anyone know about the 'real time' segment I am referring to? Has anyone else seen it? Did E. Adams photo earn a Pulitzer as I am led to believe? (and what year was that awarded?) Did the 'real time' footage gain equal acclaim? I know you more knowledgeable folks will be a treasure trove of accurate information on this one. Thanks in advance for your careful consideration.