Horst Faas (28 April 1933 – 10 May 2012) was a German photo-journalist and two-time Pulitzer Prize winner. After their unit landed in the middle of a Viet Cong staging area, a paratrooper with the 173rd Airborne provides cover for a wounded comrade while under sniper fire, on June 24, 1965… Associated Press photographer Horst Faas tries to get back on a U.S. helicopter after a day out with Vietnamese rangers in a flooded plain of reeds, May 11, 1965. Apr 6, 2013 - Explore shoreline68's board "Horst Faas", followed by 511 people on Pinterest. 2 Horst Faas, en una fotografía datada en 1967. AP photojournalist Horst Faas took this iconic photo on June 18, 1965, during the Vietnam War with the 173rd Airborne Brigade Battalion on defense duty at Phouc Vinh airstrip in South Vietnam. Horst Faas (28 April 1933 – 10 May 2012) was a German photo-journalist and two-time Pulitzer Prize winner. Born in Berlin, Germany, Faas began his photographic career in 1951 with the Keystone Agency, and by the age of 21 he was already covering major events concerning Indochina, including the peace negotiations in Geneva in 1954. Faas trabalhou entre 1956 e 2004 para a agência norte-americana Associated Press (AP) e fotografou diversos conflitos na Argélia, Bangladesh e Zaire.Porém, tirou as suas fotos mais marcantes durante a Guerra do Vietnã (1957-1975). See more ideas about Vietnam war, Vietnam war photos, Horst. Jul 8, 2019 - Explore SteveHFotos's board "Horst Faas, Photographer. He is best known for his images of the Vietnam War.. Life. ", followed by 157 people on Pinterest. Born in Berlin, Germany, Faas began his photographic career in 1951 with the Keystone Agency, and by the age of 21 he was already covering major events concerning Indochina, including the peace negotiations in Geneva in 1954. De niño formó parte de las Juventudes Hitlerianas, como casi todos los de su generación. He is best known for his images of the Vietnam War.. Life. Biografia. Entre 1963 a 1974 coordenou os fotógrafos da AP em Saigon e recebeu em 1965 o Prêmio Pulitzer para reportagem fotográfica. AP photojournalist Horst Faas took this iconic photo on June 18, 1965, during the Vietnam War with the 173rd Airborne Brigade Battalion on defense duty at Phouc Vinh airstrip in South Vietnam. As chief photographer for the American news agency Associated Press (AP) in Saigon, Faas won a Pulitzer Prize in 1965 for his shocking portrayals of … Faas nació el 28 de abril de 1933 en Berlín. AP photojournalist Horst Faas took this iconic photo on June 18, 1965, during the Vietnam War with the 173rd Airborne Brigade Battalion on defense duty at Phouc Vinh airstrip in South Vietnam. Born in Berlin, Germany, Faas began his photographic career in 1951 with the Keystone Agency, and by the age of 21 he was already covering major events concerning Indochina, including the peace negotiations in Geneva in 1954. More information about the photo

In 1956 he joined the Associated Press (AP), where he acquired a reputation for being an unflinching hard-news war photographer, covering the wars in Vietnam and Laos, as well as in the Congo and Algeria. És principalment conegut per les seves fotografies de la guerra del Vietnam.