RIP Malcolm Browne – he captured Quang Duc burning to death in Vietnam (photos)
RIP Malcolm Browne, Associated Press correspondent in Saigon during the Vietnam War. Browne was the photographer who took the picture of Buddhist monk Quang Duc’s self-immolation on a Saigon street June 11, 1963. The image shocked the Kennedy White House into a re-evaluation of its Vietnam policy. Browne’s photo shone a light on human suffering. Today, 24/7 rolling news is the obsession. But a single well-made photograph endures. These pictures are shocking:
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FILE -- A Feb. 24, 1965 file photo shows Malcolm Browne, Associated Press correspondent in Saigon, South Vietnam. Browne made a photo of a Buddhist monk's self-immolation that shocked the Kennedy White House into a re-evaluation of its Vietnam policy, has died. He was 81. (AP Photo, File)
Posted: 28th, August 2012 | In: Reviews Comment | TrackBack | Permalink
