Legendary photographer Horst Faas

Horst Faas, almost half a century had worked in The Associated Press, winner of two Pulitzer Prizes



sad fact - the military photographers become famous after death. Those that are killed in battle, immediately attracted the attention of the media, colleagues and the public. The star of their glory shines brightly, but not for long. Those who die a natural death, awarded only rare mention in the newspapers.



Horst Faas (it. Horst Faas; April 27, 1933, Berlin - May 10, 2012) - German photojournalist, winner of two Pulitzer Prizes, gained fame for his work during the US war in Vietnam.



Began his career as a photographer in 1951. Covered the Geneva Conference in 1954. Since 1956, began his nearly half a century of cooperation with the Associated Press. During the civil war in Congo made a last suicide picture of Patrice Lumumba. At the end of the Algerian War Faas shot the victims of the terrorist organization OAS, risking their own lives.



In the years 1962-1974 was the chief photographer Associated Press in Southeast Asia. During this period, he received two prestigious Pulitzer Prize. Faas received first prize in 1965 for his photos from Vietnam, the second - in 1972 for the photos taken in Bangladesh. He also worked as the chief fotootdela AP bureau in Saigon, and in this post had a direct relation to the publication of two of the most famous photographs of the Vietnam War: "The shooting in Saigon" (1968) and "Napalm in Vietnam" (1972).



In 1976-2004 he worked in the Office of AP in London, and then finished his career. Engaged in activities to perpetuate the memory of journalists killed in the fighting in Southeast Asia.