Eddie Adams was a photographer and photojournalist. Born in New Kensington, PA on June 12, 1933, this American adventurist became very interested in photography. He was famous for mostly photographing celebrities and the horrors of the battlefield. He mainly photographed the lives that the “Average Joe" wouldn’t understand or wouldn’t even know about. From photographing the Beatles at a concert to photographing an execution, Adams “style” could be considered broad. At the age of 18 he joined the Marine Corps as a combat photographer. His job was to photograph the Korean War. Many years of this passed and he photographed 13 wars in his life time (1933-2004). During the Vietnam War, Adams photographed, in sequence, the execution of a vietcong prisoner. This photo of the police chief general pulling the trigger and the prisoner being shot in the head won Adams the Pulitzer Prize for Spot News Photography. As much as I don’t like to look at this picture for long, I think it still does a good job of conveying the disturbing issues of other nations to ignorant Americans. Adams went on to receive over 500 awards for his work.
After looking through the book and doing research to write the first paragraph I looked through the book for half an hour to see if I could find a picture that spoke out to me more than the others. I don't know why but for some reason I don’t think I have a favorite picture. Every picture is unique and has its own personal valuable story. There are hardships all around the world and none of them deserve to go un-noticed. I think that Adams did a great job exploiting the troubles of this world and the life styles of the less fortunate as well as comparing them to the lives of celebrities. He also compared life styles and features of America to those of other countries. I’m glad I saw these pictures and am more aware of these issues.
Although if I had to choose one photo, it might have to be on page 261. The reason I like this picture is because I’m a fan of silhouettes. The look of the soldier of night patrol leaning up against the building with his gun looks really cool. It still has it’s own message just like the others which I love but I’d simply pick this one because of the technique used and the final look.
Works Cited:
Eddie Adams "Bigger Than the Frame"
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eddie_Adams_(photographer)
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