https://rarehistoricalphotos.com/lo-manh-hung-young-photographer/
"At a time when most children were running from the chaos, a small figure with
a camera around his neck was running towards it.
Lo Manh Hung, barely 12 years old amidst the turmoil of the Vietnam War, was
Saigon’s unlikeliest photographer – and possibly the youngest in the whole
country.
Hung’s story begins not on a battlefield, but in the darkroom of his father, Lo
Vinh, a seasoned freelance photographer.
Here, Hung learned the language of light and shadow, the click of the shutter a
constant rhythm in his young life.
By the age of eleven, Vietnam was engulfed in war, and Hung wasn’t content to
stay on the sidelines.
He became his father’s apprentice, venturing into the heart of Saigon with a
camera in one hand and a heart full of courage in the other."
Via Muse, who wrote "This person is a real hero! Those photos were important to
raising people’s awareness about the war."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
