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Who really photographed Napalm Girl? The famous war photo is now contested history

The Terror of War, commonly known as “Napalm Girl”, is one of the most enduring and influential images of the 20th century.

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Napalm Girl documentary arrives on Netflix this week, triggered by 52-year-old secret that plagued photo editor – and I can't wait to watch it!

What's the origin of one of the most powerful images ever made? This documentary revisits the story behind the photograph that defined the Vietnam War, presenting new context regarding its authorship

Digital Camera World

What have we done? World Press Photo celebrates 70th anniversary with major exhibition

A landmark show curated by Cristina de Middel revisits seven decades of powerful, provocative, and sometimes problematic images that shaped how we see the world

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World Photography Day: The story behind ‘Napalm Girl’ - and its link to 2025's horror film ‘Weapons’

Euronews Culture explores the story of a photograph that is sadly as relevant today as it was the day it was taken, as well as the legacy of the shot - seen this year in one of 2025’s biggest critical and box office cinematic success stories.

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World Press Photo suspends Nick Ut’s credit for iconic 'Napalm Girl' Vietnam War image

The haunting image, seen around the world and hailed as a defining symbol of the Vietnam War’s horrors, is once again under scrutiny as questions resurface about who actually took the photograph.

Euronews

Photo group says it has 'suspended attribution' of historic Vietnam picture because of doubts

There's more muddle now to an issue that has split the photographic community

The Independent UK

The Napalm Girl saga continues: World Press Photo suspends the attribution of 'The Terror of War' to Nick Út

The authorship of this historical image was in question before… now World Press Photo states that "the level of doubt is too significant to maintain the existing attribution"

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World Press Photo Suspends Credit For 'Napalm Girl' Picture

World Press Photo suspended on Friday the credit for who took one of the most iconic pictures in history, the Vietnam War image "Napalm Girl", after doubts were raised over the photograph's authorship.

International Business Times

‘Napalm Girl’ may be work of different photographer, World Press Photo says

Photo from Vietnam war is now at centre of controversy after documentary claimed it was taken by someone else

The Guardian - US

Palestinian photographer Samar Abu Elouf wins 2025 World Press Photo of Year

A portrait of a young Gazan boy who lost both arms in an Israeli airstrike has been named World Press Photo of the Year for 2025.

Euronews

“Bombardment was easier.” War forced this photojournalist to flee. She still captured one of the most striking Gaza images

The World Press Photo of the Year depicts a survivor of the Israel-Gaza conflict, and the photographer herself had to flee the same war

Digital Camera World

Portrait of amputee Palestinian boy from Gaza wins World Press Photo award

The winning photo depicts nine-year-old Mahmoud Ajjour whose arms were severed in an Israeli attack last year in Gaza.

Al Jazeera

Portrait of Palestinian boy who lost both arms is World Press Photo of the year for 2025

A portrait of a young Palestinian boy who lost both arms as a result of an Israeli attack in Gaza has been named World Press Photo of the year

The Independent UK

A Venezuelan's project on Mexico's migration policies is among winners at World Press Photo global awards

Photographer Alejandro Cegarra drew from his own experience as a migrant in creating the photo essay

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The Guardian - UK

War, grief and hope: the stories behind the World Press Photo award-winners

Images from Gaza, Ukraine, Madagascar and the US border chosen by global jury from more than 60,000 entries

The Guardian - AU

Afternoon Update: Lehrmann defamation case reopens; Netanyahu’s top rival calls for early elections; and why we turn our clocks back

Former Seven producer Taylor Auerbach, whose allegations resulted in the case being reopened, entered the witness box today

Latin Times

Climate Change, Migration, Insurrection: World Press Photo Recognizes 10 Photographers From The Americas

The most important photojournalism contest in the world will be announcing four global winners on April 18

Digital Camera World

The World Press Photo Exhibition returns to London after 7-year hiatus

World Press Photo Exhibition is back in London after a 7-year break!

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World Press Photo relents and bans AI-generated images from its 2024 contest

After fierce kickback, World Press Photo decides to ban generative fill and fully generated AI images from 2024 contest

The Independent UK

Hungary bans teenagers from visiting World Press Photo exhibition over display of LGBTQ+ images

People younger than 18 have been barred from visiting the World Press Photo exhibition in Hungary after the government determined some of its photos violate a contentious law restricting LGBTQ+ content

The Independent UK

Photo of pregnant woman in bombed-out Mariupol maternity hospital wins World Press Photo award

Jury says Evgeniy Maloletka’s photo ‘highlights the murder of future generations of Ukrainians’

The Independent UK

Haunting Canada boarding school shot wins World Press Photo

A haunting image of red dresses hung on crosses along a roadside, with a rainbow in the background, commemorating children who died at a residential school created to assimilate Indigenous children in Canada has won the prestigious World Press Photo award

The Hindu

Tiger tales: World Press Photo 2022 award-winner Senthil Kumaran on documenting human-tiger conflict in India

Photographer Senthil Kumaran’s telling images from 10 years of covering the human-tiger conflict in India, have won him the prestigious World Press Photo 2022 award in the Long Term Story Category (Asia Region)

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These well-known shooters are still using the social network formerly known as Twitter

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