Skip to content. A South Vietnamese plane accidentally dropped its flaming napalm on South Vietnamese troops and civilians. The terrified girl had ripped off her burning clothes while fleeing. Behind them are soldiers of the Vietnam Army 25th Division. Her picture was one of the most iconic images of the Vietnam War: a girl running naked down a road, screaming in pain after a napalm attack. She was only 9 years old when that photograph was taken by The Associated Press photographer Nick Ut, for which he won a Pulitzer Prize.

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'Girls no more likely to share nudes than boys'
Photo collage by Yunuen Bonaparte. I cup her many faces in my hands, like water droplets threatening to spill through laced fingers. In each picture, I am the result of another person, their needs, opinions, objectives, desires. I came across this stack of photos tucked inside a wooden jewelry box while searching for earrings to wear for my evening performance. The contrast between the girl visible and the tales beneath fell me to my knees, to curl against this wall hoping to feel warm again. Me at Photo courtesy of Kris Weir. Here I am at The Bangkok sunlight warms my skin with its unique humidity and heat.
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Two-fifths 42 per cent admit that they have used social media to send such material to others. Auckland singer Liana Vaipa-Rice, 23, who has worked with youth since she was 17, said the survey was no surprise. She has also just been crowned Miss Niue Aotearoa — a role she hopes to use to support others through social media. The generation before us ignored it. That is the positive about social media. Guys would send her stuff. Goodwyn-Archer goes on social media for two or three hours when he gets home each evening. That is something we have to train young people to deal with — not emote over it, but encourage young people to be talking to us, to be talking to their parents, and to model in our online behaviour that we can put restrictions and boundaries and make it work for us. Graeme Dingle Foundation will use the information you provide to be in touch with you and to provide updates and marketing. You can change your mind at any time by clicking the unsubscribe link in the footer of any email you receive from us, or by contacting info dinglefoundation.