A question of authorship has ignited fevered debate within the world of photography. In focus is of one of the most impactful images of all time. The photograph, titled The Terror of War but better known as "Napalm Girl," shows children, including a 9-year-old Phan Thị Kim Phúc horrificly burned, fleeing a Napalm bombing raid on the village of Trang Bang, Vietnam in 1972. The image has earned Kim Phúc global prominence as an anti-war advocate as well as a lifetime of accolades for Associated Press photographer Nick Út.
Now, decades later, former AP photo editor Carl Robinson has publicly disclosed in a breakthrough documentary, The Stringer, that the award-winning image was actually captured by a local freelancer, Nguyễn Thành Nghệ. Amidst the allegations and reports, Mr. Nghệ graciously steps out of the shadows of a longstanding silence, one that has haunted Mr. Robinson all this time.
These photos capture a day with the two men who were once unable to speak up, whose voices now illuminate the injustices committed in Western newsrooms.
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