After half a century, a Vietnamese freelance photographer, has claimed he is the real creator of the infamous image, sold for $20 and credited to an AP staff photographer

Il avait reçu le Pulitzer pour la photo de la "petite fille au napalm": aujourd'hui, la polémique gronde autour de Nick Ut, un imposteur?

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Brussels

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He had received the Pulitzer for the photo of the "little girl in napalm": today, the controversy rumbles around Nick Ut, an impostor?

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The Independent

Evgeny Lebedev

London

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England

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Who took the ‘napalm girl’ photo? New Sundance documentary questions original credit

After a half-century of public silence, a freelance photographer from Vietnam has asserted he took one of the most renowned and powerful photos of the 20th century — the image of a naked girl fleeing a napalm attack that has long been credited to a staff photographer from The Associated Press.

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Government of Canada

Canada

Sundance doc The Stringer challenges who took Napalm Girl photograph

The Associated Press denied that its iconic photo of a naked Vietnamese girl running from a napalm attack was not taken by one of its photographers as a new documentary claims. Kim Phuc was in Trang Bang, Vietnam, on June 8, 1972, when southern Vietnam dropped napalm on the town. Phuc became known as the “napalm girl” when the photo went on to win the Pulitzer Prize and be displayed worldwide, including at the Vietnamese War Museum in Ho Chi Min…

Washington Examiner

Philip Anschutz

Washington

District of Columbia

United States

AP refutes documentary that disputes photo credit for 'napalm girl'

A documentary released at the Sundance Festival this Sunday alleges that the iconic photograph of the “Napalm Girl”, taken during the Vietnam War, was deliberately attributed to the wrong photographer - an allegation denied by the Associated Press. The director of “The Stringer”, Bao Nguyen, said at the premiere that it is “fundamental” to “share this story with the world”.
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Um document�rio lan�ado no Festival de Sundance, neste domingo, alega que a ic�nica fotografia da "Garota Napalm", tirada durante a Guerra do Vietn�, foi deliberadamente atribu�da ao fot�grafo errado -alega��o negada pela Associated Press. O diretor de "The Stringer", Bao Nguyen, disse na premi�re que � "fundamental" "partilhar esta hist�ria com o mundo".
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Photograph of the napalm girl may have been incorrectly authored - 27/01/2025 - Illustrated

After half a century of public silence, an independent photographer from Vietnam claims he took one of the most renowned and shocking photographs of the 20th century: the image of a naked girl fleeing a napalm attack in southern Vietnam, which has long been attributed to a staff photographer from The Associated Press.

Tras medio siglo de silencio público, un fotógrafo independiente de Vietnam afirma que tomó una de las fotos más renombradas e impactantes del siglo XX: la imagen de una niña desnuda huyendo de un ataque con napalm en el sur de Vietnam, que durante mucho tiempo se ha atribuido a un fotógrafo de plantilla de The Associated Press.

Documental ‘The Stringer’, cuestiona autoría de foto ‘niña del napalm’ de Vietnam

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Patrick Soon-Shiong

Los Angeles

Los Angeles County

California

Documentary ‘The Stringer’, Questioned Photo Authorship ‘Napalm Girl’ of Vietnam · Global Voices

PARK CITY, Utah: After a half-century of public silence, a freelance photographer from Vietnam has asserted he took one of the most renowned and impactful photos of the 20th century — the image of a naked girl fleeing a napalm attack in South Vietnam that has long been credited to a staff photographer from The Associated Press.
	Nguyen Thanh Nghe claimed authorship of the Pulitzer Prize-winning “napalm girl” photograph in the new documentary “Th…

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A Sundance documentary called ‘The Stringer’ disputes who took AP’s

Nguyen Thanh Nghe, a Vietnamese freelance photographer, claimed authorship of the Pulitzer Prize-winning photograph in the new documentary “The Stringer.”

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Sundance documentary disputes who took 'napalm girl' photo in Vietnam

The Stringer, a shocking documentary that premiered at the Sundance Film Festival on January 25, caused controversy around the question: Who is the author of the legendary Napalm Baby?

The Stringer, phim tài liệu chấn động, vừa công chiếu tại Liên hoan phim Sundance ngày 25-1 đã gây ra những gây tranh cãi xoay quanh câu hỏi: Ai là tác giả của bức ảnh Em bé napalm huyền thoại?

Hãng tin AP lên tiếng về phim tài liệu nói Nick Út không phải tác giả ảnh Em bé napalm

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AP speaks out about documentary saying Nick Ute wasn't the author of Napalm Baby

A documentary film aims to prove that one of the most famous images of all time is attributed to the wrong photographer. There is evidence for this.

Ein Dokumentarfilm will belegen, dass eines der berühmtesten Bilder aller Zeiten dem falschen Fotografen zugeschrieben wird. Dafür gibt es Indizien.

Foto vom „Napalm Girl“: Hat es wirklich Nick Út gemacht?

Frankfurter Allgemeine

Frankfurt

Hesse

Germany

Photo of the “Napalm Girl”: Did Nick Út really take it?

The famous Vietnam War photograph, attributed to photographer Nick Ut, was allegedly taken by Vietnamese freelance journalist Nguyen Thanh Nghe, according to a documentary. The Associated Agency

La célèbre photographie de la guerre du Vietnam, attribuée au photographe Nick Ut, aurait été prise par le journaliste pigiste vietnamien, Nguyen Thanh Nghe, selon un documentaire. L’agence Associated

Who took the ‘napalm girl’ photo? New Sundance documentary questions original credit

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