Philip Jones Griffiths (b. 1936) is a Welsh-born photojournalist known for his coverage of the Vietnam war. Griffiths studied pharmacy but started as a freelance photographer in 1961, traveling to ...
Philip Jones Griffiths (b. 1936) is a Welsh-born photojournalist known for his coverage of the Vietnam war. Griffiths studied pharmacy but started as a freelance photographer in 1961, traveling to Algeria in 1962. He arrived in Vietnam in 1966, working for the Magnum agency. Magnum found his images difficult to sell to American magazines, as they concentrated on the suffering of the Vietnamese people and reflected Griffiths's view of the war as an episode in the continuing decolonisation of former European possessions. He was able to get a 'scoop' that the American outlets liked, photographs of Jackie Kennedy vacationing with a male friend in Cambodia. The proceeds of these photos enabled him to continue his coverage of Vietnam and to publish Vietnam Inc. in 1971. The book had a major influence on American perceptions of the war, and became a classic of photojournalism. In 2001 the book was reprinted with a foreword by Noam Chomsky.
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Iraq Through the Lens of Vietnam Dates: 03.10.08 - 16.11.08 Venue: University of Brighton Gallery
Exhibiting photographers include Ghaith Abdul-Ahad (IQ), Larry Burrows (UK), Doan Cong Tinh (VN), Ashley Gilbertson (AU), Philip Jones Griffiths (UK), Bilal Hussein (IQ), Le Minh Truong (VN), Catherine Leroy (FR), Don McCullin (UK), Khalid Mohammed (IQ), Tim Page (UK), Stephanie Sinclair (US) and Bruno Stevens (BE).
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Dates: 03.10.08 - 16.11.08
Venue: University of Brighton Gallery
Exhibiting photographers include Ghaith Abdul-Ahad (IQ), Larry Burrows (UK), Doan Cong Tinh (VN), Ashley Gilbertson (AU), Philip Jones Griffiths (UK), Bilal Hussein (IQ), Le Minh Truong (VN), Catherine Leroy (FR), Don McCullin (UK), Khalid Mohammed (IQ), Tim Page (UK), Stephanie Sinclair (US) and Bruno Stevens (BE).
Agent Orange
Artists: Phillip Jones Griffiths
Dates: 30.09.08 - 02.11.08
Venue: Pallant House Gallery