11:11, 04/11/2014

A Vietnamese American honored at Lucie Award

The Gala Awards ceremony of the 12th Lucie Award which honors greatest achievements in photography, took place on November 2 in New York, USA.

The Gala Awards ceremony of the 12th Lucie Award which honors greatest achievement in photography, took place on November 2 in New York, USA.

 

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Famous photo "Napalm girl" by Nick Ut


At this year’s award, Vietnamese American Nick Ut (real name Huynh Cong Ut) was honored for his “Napalm girl” photo at “Achievement in Photojournalism” category.


Over 40 years, “Napalm girl” photo has brought Nick Ut many prestigious awards such as Pulitzer, World Press Photo. The photo has ranked the 41st among 100 most influential photos of the 20th century.
 

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