About the Photographer

Nick Ut's career spans over 35 years as a professional photographer. Hired by the Associated Press in Saigon in 1966 at the age of 16, Nick was only 22 years old when he shot one of the most recognized photographs in the world depicting the conflict in Vietnam. The photograph of Phan Thi Kim Phuc has become etched into our global consciousness not only as an image illustrating the horrors of war, but also, an image that changed our perception of war. This important photograph earned Nick both the Pulitzer Prize and World Press Photo Award in 1973. Nick remains to date the youngest recipient of an individual Pulitzer Prize. Nick has been the recipient of many awards and honors, among them: the Sigma Delta Chi, The George Polk Memorial, the Overseas Club (APME), and is listed among the top 100 best U.S. journalists of the 20th century by the New York University Department of Journalism & Mass Communication. Nick's photographs continue to be published worldwide.