ABOUT THE EXHIBIT
From the collection of Nick Ut, the 1973 Pulitzer-prize winner for Spot News Photography for "The Terror of War."
ABOUT THE PHOTOGRAPHER
Huỳnh Công Út, known professionally as Nick Ut, is a photographer for the Associated Press (AP) who worked in Vietnam, Tokyo, South Korea and currently, in Los Angeles, California.
Nick Ut won the 1973 Pulitzer Prize for Spot News Photography for "The Terror of War", depicting children in flight from a napalm bombing. Ut himself was wounded three times in the Vietnam war in his knee, arm, and stomach. On the 40th anniversary of the Pulitzer Prize-winning photo in September 2012, Ut became the third person inducted by the Leica Hall of Fame for his contributions to photojournalism.
ABOUT THE GALLERY
The Perfect Exposure Gallery is the recognized venue in Southern California to display the work of award winning and accomplished photojournalists as well as works of photographers that regard artistry and craftsmanship as a standard of excellence. The mission of the Perfect Exposure Gallery is to present exhibits free of charge to the general public with the following goals to exemplify the rich variety and impact of photography, freedom of expression, a forum for the aesthetic, the contemptible and the sublime.
Exhibition dates: Sunday 21, June 2020 to Friday 26, June 2020
