Nick Ut facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Nick Ut
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Ut in 2016
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Huỳnh Công Út
March 29, 1951 Bình Quới, Châu Thành, Long An, French Indochina, French Union
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| Occupation | Photojournalism |
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Pulitzer Prize World Press Photo National Medal of Arts |
Huỳnh Công Út, known as Nick Ut, is a famous Vietnamese-American photographer. He was born on March 29, 1951. Nick Ut worked for the Associated Press news agency in Los Angeles. He won two big awards in 1973: the Pulitzer Prize for Spot News Photography and the World Press Photo of the Year. He won these for his powerful 1972 photo called The Terror of War. This picture shows children running from a napalm attack during the Vietnam War. Nick Ut retired in 2017. You can see some of his amazing photos at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C.
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Nick Ut's Early Life and Career
Nick Ut was born in Long An, Vietnam. When he was just 15 years old, he started taking photos for the Associated Press. He began this work after his older brother, Huynh Thanh My, who was also an AP photographer, was killed in Vietnam.
Nick Ut was hurt three times during the war. He was injured in his knee, arm, and stomach. After the war ended in 1975, he moved to Tokyo. Two years later, he came to Los Angeles, where he lives now.
The Terror of War Photograph
The Terror of War is Nick Ut's most famous photograph. People also call it Napalm Girl. The picture shows a 9-year-old girl named Phan Thị Kim Phúc. She is running towards the camera, badly burned, after a napalm bomb hit her village by mistake. This happened on June 8, 1972, in Trảng Bàng village.
After taking the photo, Nick Ut put his camera down. He quickly took Kim Phuc to a hospital. Doctors there saved her life. This photo became a very important image from the Vietnam War.
Awards and Honors
Nick Ut's famous photo, The Terror of War, won many top photography awards. These include the Overseas Press Club award for Best Photograph and the George Polk Awards for News Photography. It also won the World Press Photo for Photo of the Year and the Pulitzer Prize for Spot News Photography.
In 2012, Nick Ut was added to the Leica Hall of Fame. He was only the third person ever to receive this honor for his work in photojournalism. In 2021, he made history again. He became the first journalist to get the National Medal of Arts. This is the highest award given to artists by the United States government. In 2019, the Kerala Media Academy in India gave him the World Press Photographer Prize.
Collections
Nick Ut's photographs are kept in the permanent collection of the:
- National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
See also
In Spanish: Huynh Cong Ut para niños
