Photographer Don McCullin to focus on Vietnam for his final book
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- Don Mc Cullin’s harrowing photographs of the Vietnam war are credited with helping to turn public opinion in the US against the conflict.
- Prefer the Guardian on GoogleAfter more than seven decades of covering conflicts around the world, Don McCullin will return to Vietnam and his best-known images for his final book.
- The photographer, who got his start aged 23 when his image of a gang in Finsbury Park was published in the Observer, has decided to revisit the war and his 12-day stint with US marines during the battle of Hue in 1968.
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Don Mc Cullin’s harrowing photographs of the Vietnam war are credited with helping to turn public opinion in the US against the conflict. Photograph: Don Mc Cullin View image in fullscreen Don Mc Cullin’s harrowing photographs of the Vietnam war are credited with helping to turn public opinion in the US against the conflict. Photograph: Don Mc Cullin Don Mc Cullin Photographer Don Mc Cullin to focus on Vietnam for his final book Exclusive: The work will feature some of the photographer’s most powerful images from his 70-year career
Prefer the Guardian on GoogleAfter more than seven decades of covering conflicts around the world, Don McCullin will return to Vietnam and his best-known images for his final book.
The photographer, who got his start aged 23 when his image of a gang in Finsbury Park was published in the Observer, has decided to revisit the war and his 12-day stint with US marines during the battle of Hue in 1968.