Eddie Adams was born June 12, 1933 in New Kensington, Pennsylvania. Although Adams life ended in 2004 on September 19 in New York City, New York the time in between was beyond fulfilling. Adams was a photo journalist along with a Pulitzer Prize winning photographer. To start Adams served in the US Marine Corps as a photographer asked to photograph the an entire demilitarized zone from end to end which lasted a little over a month. Throughout that time Adams took some pretty iconic photos but in the end the most iconic photos that not only Adams took but that were ever taken were those taken in the Vietnam War.
In the midst of the Vietnam War Adams took an iconic picture of the Chief General Nguyen Ngoc executing a Vietcong warrior. The picture was taken February 1, 1968 during the opening stages of the Tet Offensive. Adams won the 1969 Pulitzer Prize for Spot News Photography and a World Press Photo.
When asked about his pictures and pictures in general responded:
"Still photographs are the most powerful weapon in the world."
"...photographs do not lie, even without manipulation."
"They are only half-truths...What the photograph didn't say."
I personally love the raw and extremely honest portrayal of Adams photography. Adams didn't use specific lighting or framing or any of that technical mumbo jumbo. Adams is what i like to call a spur of the moment photographer. He doesn't wait around for the right lighting or perfect framing he sees it and goes for it with the snap of a button.
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