Y10 Intro
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The document discusses the famous 1963 photograph of Thich Quang Duc self-immolating in protest of the treatment of Buddhists in Vietnam. Malcolm Brown, a photographer sent to Vietnam by the Associated Press, received a tip to photograph an important event the next morning. He arrived to find Thich Quang Duc light himself on fire while remaining still and silent. The graphic photograph drew international attention and is believed to have influenced President Kennedy's decision to withdraw support for the Diem regime in Vietnam.
Y10 Intro
- 1. Y10 The Power of Photography in shaping history and changing hearts!
- 2. Questions to consider… Why is the photo you are about to see famous? How does the camera angle change how we perceive the image? What is the significance of black & white? How does the caption in image 3 change the meaning of the photo?
- 5. The Close Up & Commercial Use…
- 6. Thich Quang Duc On the evening of June 10, 1963 Malcolm Brown, a 30-year-old photographer from New York who had been sent to Vietnam by his employer Associated Press to cover the war, received a call telling him to be at a particular intersection in Saigon the next morning as something important was going to happen. Next morning, a car pulled up and three or four monks got out. One, Thich Quang Duc, sat on the ground in the lotus position with a box of matches in his hand while the others proceeded to pour gasoline over him from jerry cans.
- 7. The Power of the Photo… Thich Quang Duc then struck a match and instantly made himself and Malcolm Browne world famous. In contrast to the wailing of the people watching, as he burned he never made a sound nor moved a muscle, such was his self-discipline. His protest was designed to draw attention to the harsh treatment that Buddhists were receiving from the US-backed Catholic regime of Ngo Dinh Diem.
- 8. How it changed the world… The next day when it was seen by US President Kennedy it is believed that the president made the decision that Diem should go. These photographs won Malcolm a Pulitzer Prize in 1964