Photography
David Douglas Duncan, 1916-2018
June 9, 2018
David Douglas Duncan, one of the most influential photographers of the 20th century who was best known for his Korean and Vietnam War combat images, died June 7 in the South of France. He was…
G.I. Vietnam War Photography
March 29, 2018
To commemorate National Vietnam War Veterans Day, today's one-hour B&H Photography Podcast contains two photography-related interviews dealing with the war and its veterans. The first is with Vietnam veteran David Parks, who wrote G.I. Diary, a…
New National Archives ‘Remembering Vietnam’ Exhibit
November 11, 2017
Yes, those are Vietnam War era helicopters parked on the grounds of the National Archives of the United States in Washington. The three choppers were installed November 6 outside the imposing Archives building on Constitution…
New POW Wives Exhibit at Dole Institute in Kansas
July 20, 2017
“The League of Wives: Vietnam’s POW/MIA Allies and Advocates.” That’s the title of a compelling special exhibit now on view (through December 31) at the Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics at the University of…
Nguyen Ngoc Luong, 1936-2016
December 8, 2016
Nguyen Ngoc Luong, a guide, translator, journalist, and photographer who worked closely with New York Times Vietnam War correspondents Gloria Emerson, Malcolm Brown, Fox Butterfield, Ralph Blumenthal, and Peter Shipler, died October 27 in Saigon.…
Iacovello’s Uni Pulp Paper Vietnam War Photos
July 5, 2016
VVA life member Paul Iacovello, who was a medic in Vietnam in 1962-63, created art paper by turning his war uniform into pulp, then printed images of photos he took in Vietnam on that paper.…
Vietnam War Veterans Photos Wanted for New Illustrated History
July 5, 2016
DK, the London-based book publisher that specializes in top-quality illustrated reference books, is putting together a book titled The Vietnam War: The Definitive Illustrated History. Published in association with Smithsonian Institution, the book will go on…
Photographer Query: In Country Slide Photos Wanted
May 7, 2016
Kendra Rennick, a photo editor in New York, is working on a project to collect photo slides that Vietnam veterans took during their tours of duty. "I am interested in a wide range of roles…
Author Query: Looking for Marines Photographed by David Douglas Duncan
March 2, 2016
Chaplain Richard Black at Con Thien, September 1967 Franck Leclerc, a French newspaper reporter, is working on a book on the work of the great war photographer David Douglas Duncan, a Marine who served in…
Eddie Adams' Enduring Vietnam War Photos
October 10, 2015
Eddie Adams , who died in 2004, was one of the most accomplished photojournalists of the Vietnam War. Working for the Associated Press, Adams spent more than three years covering the war. He received the…