Larry Burrows
Encyclopedia
Larry Burrows was an English
photojournalist best known for his pictures of the American
involvement in the Vietnam War
.
in 1926. He left school at age 16 and took a job in Life magazine's
London bureau, where he printed photographs. Some accounts blame Burrows for melting photographer Robert Capa
's D-Day negatives in the drying cabinet, but in fact it was another technician, according to John G. Morris
.
Burrows went on to become a photographer and covered the war in Vietnam
from 1962 until his death in 1971.
One of his most famous collections, published first in LIFE Magazine on 16 April 1965, was entitled "One Ride with Yankee Papa 13" .
Burrows died with fellow photojournalists Henri Huet
, Kent Potter and Keisaburo Shimamoto, when their helicopter was shot down over Laos
. In 2002, Burrows' posthumous book Vietnam was awarded the Prix Nadar
award. At the time of the helicopter crash, the photographers were covering Operation Lam Son 719
, a massive armoured invasion of Laos by South Vietnamese forces.
On 3–4 April 2008, the scant remains of Burrows and fellow photographers Huet, Potter and Shimamoto were honoured and interred at the Newseum
in Washington, D.C.
.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
photojournalist best known for his pictures of the American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
involvement in the Vietnam War
Vietnam War
The Vietnam War was a Cold War-era military conflict that occurred in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia from 1 November 1955 to the fall of Saigon on 30 April 1975. This war followed the First Indochina War and was fought between North Vietnam, supported by its communist allies, and the government of...
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Life
Burrows was born in LondonLondon
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
in 1926. He left school at age 16 and took a job in Life magazine's
Life (magazine)
Life generally refers to three American magazines:*A humor and general interest magazine published from 1883 to 1936. Time founder Henry Luce bought the magazine in 1936 solely so that he could acquire the rights to its name....
London bureau, where he printed photographs. Some accounts blame Burrows for melting photographer Robert Capa
Robert Capa
Robert Capa was a Hungarian combat photographer and photojournalist who covered five different wars: the Spanish Civil War, the Second Sino-Japanese War, World War II across Europe, the 1948 Arab-Israeli War, and the First Indochina War...
's D-Day negatives in the drying cabinet, but in fact it was another technician, according to John G. Morris
John G. Morris
John Godfrey Morris is a picture editor.- Career :Journalist John Godfrey Morris has spent a lifetime editing photographs for magazines and newspapers, working with hundreds of photographers, among them the great names of 20th century photography. He worked for the weekly picture magazine Life...
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Burrows went on to become a photographer and covered the war in Vietnam
Vietnam
Vietnam – sometimes spelled Viet Nam , officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam – is the easternmost country on the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia. It is bordered by China to the north, Laos to the northwest, Cambodia to the southwest, and the South China Sea –...
from 1962 until his death in 1971.
One of his most famous collections, published first in LIFE Magazine on 16 April 1965, was entitled "One Ride with Yankee Papa 13" .
Burrows died with fellow photojournalists Henri Huet
Henri Huet
Henri Huet was a French war photographer, noted for his work covering the Vietnam War for Associated Press .- Early life :Huet was born in Da Lat, Vietnam, the son of a Breton engineer and Vietnamese mother...
, Kent Potter and Keisaburo Shimamoto, when their helicopter was shot down over Laos
Laos
Laos Lao: ສາທາລະນະລັດ ປະຊາທິປະໄຕ ປະຊາຊົນລາວ Sathalanalat Paxathipatai Paxaxon Lao, officially the Lao People's Democratic Republic, is a landlocked country in Southeast Asia, bordered by Burma and China to the northwest, Vietnam to the east, Cambodia to the south and Thailand to the west...
. In 2002, Burrows' posthumous book Vietnam was awarded the Prix Nadar
Prix Nadar
The Prix Nadar is an annual prize awarded for a photography book edited in France. The prize was created in 1955 and is awarded by a jury of photojournalists and publishing experts....
award. At the time of the helicopter crash, the photographers were covering Operation Lam Son 719
Operation Lam Son 719
Operation Lam Son 719 was a limited-objective offensive campaign conducted in southeastern portion of the Kingdom of Laos by the armed forces of the Republic of Vietnam between 8 February and 25 March 1971, during the Vietnam War...
, a massive armoured invasion of Laos by South Vietnamese forces.
On 3–4 April 2008, the scant remains of Burrows and fellow photographers Huet, Potter and Shimamoto were honoured and interred at the Newseum
Newseum
The Newseum is an interactive museum of news and journalism located at 555 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, D.C. The seven-level, museum features 15 theaters and 14 galleries. The Newseum's Berlin Wall Gallery includes the largest display of sections of the Berlin Wall outside of Germany...
in Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
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