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Digital Camera World
Digital Camera World
Kim Bunermann

Sorry, Leica – iconic 'Napalm Girl' photo may have been taken on a Pentax camera

Vietnamese-US photographer Nick Ut (C) holds his Pulitzer and World Press Photo Award, 1972 photograph 'Napalm Girl', depicting Kim Phuc (L) as they attend Pope Francis' weekly open-air general audience in St. Peters' square on May 11, 2022 at the Vatican.

The image Napalm Girl is one of the most famous news photographs in history, and headlines surrounding this image continue to circulate. But while the authorship of Nick Ut was recently clarified, the camera behind this shot is now in question.

For 50 years, it was believed that the photograph was captured with a Leica M2 using a 35mm lens and Kodak Tri-X film – but the AP recently stirred controversy by questioning that assumption.

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