‘I am lucky to get a picture that changed the world’
“I am lucky to take the picture of Vietnamese girl during napalm (chemical weapon) bombing that shook the entire world and led to the end of Vietnam war.”-says Nick Ut , renowned photojournalist,who bagged the Pulitzer prize for news photography by taking that photo. He was a staff photojournalist of the Associated Press , at that time.He was speaking to M.Rajesh,founder and news director of Calicut New Media.
Kim Phuk,the 9 year old naked girl who was running ,terrified from a war zone,after suffering burns was one of the greatest pictures the world ever has.
It was in 1972,he took the image during napalm bombing in Vietnam.
“I took camera at an age of 16.My brother was an AP ‘s war photographer.He died in a war.”
“Every day I face death.Many times I got injured.I witness bodies of war victims.I work amid rocket hits,mine attacks,bomb droppings,explosions and direct military fight”