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Photographer
Edward Thomas Adams
Eddie Adams
Photographer
1933 06 12
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2004 09 19
„The general killed the Viet Cong; I killed the general with my camera.”
Eddie Adams
Edward Thomas Adams (June 12, 1933 – September 19, 2004) was an American photographer and photojournalist noted for portraits of celebrities and politicians and for coverage of 13 wars. He is best known for his photograph of the summary execution of Nguyễn Văn Lém, a Viet Cong prisoner, for which he won the Pulitzer Prize for Spot News Photography in 1969. Adams was a resident of Bogota, New Jersey.
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Last updated 2023.02.01
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