General Nguyen Ngoc Loan Executing a VietCong Prisoner in Saigon. Eddie Adams. AP
10 Influential War Photographs That Changed the World -- The Richest
They say a picture is worth a thousand words. Almost instantly, an image can trigger staggering emotions, memories, and reactions that people didn’t even think they had before. Not only used as a form of personal self expression, they are also historical, political, and one of the most powerful means of communication we still have today.
In the past, people relied on photographs – as they appeared in newspapers and magazines – to understand the world with more than just words. Photos have been long provided visual portals that transported us to the very moment the camera shutters clicked. Whether a waterfall in the Amazonian rainforest, or a Buddhist monk setting himself aflame in protest, pictures provide a historical context that serve as reminders of the often fragile state of the world.
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My Comment: General Nguyen Ngoc Loan executing a Viet Cong prisoner in Saigon (see above) is the one that I will always remember .... including this one that is not on the list.
On a side note ....while doing some research for this post I found this must see photo gallery on the Vietnam war. The link is here.