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Al Etihad
19-06-2025
- Business
- Al Etihad
Abdulla Al Hamed meets Prince of Netherlands, Cannes official ahead of BRIDGE Summit in Abu Dhabi
19 June 2025 19:51 CANNES (WAM)Abdulla bin Mohammed bin Butti Al Hamed, Chairman of the National Media Office (NMO) and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the UAE Media Council, met Constantijn Christof Frederik Aschwin, Prince of the Netherlands, Honorary President of the World Press Photo Foundation, and Jean-Michel Arnaud, President of le Palais des Festivals and Deputy Mayor for Culture in the city of Cannes, during the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity in meeting was attended by Dr. Jamal Mohammed Obaid Al Kaabi, Director-General of the National Media discussions formed part of the preparations for the BRIDGE Summit, which will be held in Abu Dhabi this December. Al Hamed said the summit will serve as a strategic platform to forge effective media partnerships, exchange successful expertise and develop innovative working models that advance the sector while promoting constructive dialogue and social Hamed and Prince Constantijn explored prospects for joint cooperation and strategic partnerships that enhance the media's role in supporting humanitarian values and advancing global initiatives in journalism, visual storytelling and cultural Hamed invited the prince to participate in the summit, emphasising the value of contributions from leading institutions such as World Press Photo Foundation in shaping conversations on the future of media and the power of imagery to foster intercultural a separate meeting, Al Hamed and Jean-Michel Arnaud discussed collaboration between the Cannes Lions Festival and the BRIDGE Summit to develop talent in cinema and drama through training programmes and knowledge exchange with international experts. They also reviewed the pivotal role of cities in strengthening the creative economy by hosting major global events and building integrated ecosystems that attract talent, investment and innovation.
CairoScene
27-05-2025
- Entertainment
- CairoScene
Amina Kadous Selected for Joop Swart Masterclass by World Press Photo
Egyptian artist Amina Kadous joins 12 others from the MENA region for the mentorship programme in documentary photography. May 27, 2025 Egyptian visual artist Amina Kadous has been selected as one of 13 participants in the 2025 edition of the Joop Swart Masterclass, the flagship educational initiative of the World Press Photo Foundation. The programme, now in its second year with a specific focus on the Middle East and North Africa region, is supported by the Porticus Foundation and aims to nurture promising talent in photojournalism and visual storytelling. Kadous will join other selected photographers in a six-month journey that includes remote mentoring, an intensive workshop in Amsterdam in November, and a series of public presentations in each participant's home region. The 2025 masterclass targets visual artists with five to 10 years of professional experience, providing them with personalised feedback, guidance from seasoned mentors, and exposure to global networks in the field of documentary photography. Known for her deeply personal yet politically resonant projects, Kadous often weaves archival materials with contemporary imagery to question the permanence of identity and the ways history is constructed. Her inclusion in the programme reflects her growing international recognition, having recently been nominated for prestigious awards such as the Madame Figaro Photography Award.
Sydney Morning Herald
19-05-2025
- Sydney Morning Herald
‘Napalm Girl' was in the photo. But who was behind the camera?
The photo is indelible, and its importance unmistakable: a Vietnamese girl burned by napalm, naked and screaming, her arms outstretched in despair. It drove home the consequences of the Vietnam War to readers in the United States, where it won a Pulitzer Prize. But who took the photo, widely known as Napalm Girl? That is the question dividing the photojournalism community 53 years after it was taken. The image, from a road in the village of Trang Bang, has been credited to Nick Ut, a photographer who worked for The Associated Press. In the decades since, Ut has repeatedly talked publicly, in interviews and elsewhere, about his role in capturing the photo and his later friendship with its subject, Kim Phuc Phan Thi. Yet, a documentary that premiered this year, The Stringer, set off investigations into the creator of the image. The film argues that a freelance photographer took the image and that an AP photo editor misattributed it to Ut. On Friday, the World Press Photo Foundation, a prominent international non-profit, weighed in. It said that a months-long investigation had found that two other photojournalists 'may have been better positioned to take the photograph than Nick Ut', and it was suspending his credit for the image. That means the credit and caption in its online archives will be updated to include the doubts raised by its investigation. Ut's lawyer, James Hornstein, has repeatedly disputed the film's claims and called them 'defamatory'. He said in a statement that the World Press Photo decision was 'deplorable and unprofessional' and 'reveals how low the organisation has fallen'. Hornstein declined to make Ut available for an interview. Loading The AP, after spending nearly a year investigating, said this month that it would continue to credit the photo to Ut. A lengthy report from the investigation said he was in position to take the photo and cites evidence to support that position, but concluded that no proof had been found. It also says other photographers were in position to take the photo, but there's no proof they did, either. 'As our report explains in great detail, there's simply not enough hard evidence or fact to remove the credit from Nick Ut, and it's impossible for anyone to know with certainty how exactly things played out on the road in the space of a few minutes over half a century ago,' said Derl McCrudden, the AP's vice president and head of global news production.
The Age
19-05-2025
- The Age
‘Napalm Girl' was in the photo. But who was behind the camera?
The photo is indelible, and its importance unmistakable: a Vietnamese girl burned by napalm, naked and screaming, her arms outstretched in despair. It drove home the consequences of the Vietnam War to readers in the United States, where it won a Pulitzer Prize. But who took the photo, widely known as Napalm Girl? That is the question dividing the photojournalism community 53 years after it was taken. The image, from a road in the village of Trang Bang, has been credited to Nick Ut, a photographer who worked for The Associated Press. In the decades since, Ut has repeatedly talked publicly, in interviews and elsewhere, about his role in capturing the photo and his later friendship with its subject, Kim Phuc Phan Thi. Yet, a documentary that premiered this year, The Stringer, set off investigations into the creator of the image. The film argues that a freelance photographer took the image and that an AP photo editor misattributed it to Ut. On Friday, the World Press Photo Foundation, a prominent international non-profit, weighed in. It said that a months-long investigation had found that two other photojournalists 'may have been better positioned to take the photograph than Nick Ut', and it was suspending his credit for the image. That means the credit and caption in its online archives will be updated to include the doubts raised by its investigation. Ut's lawyer, James Hornstein, has repeatedly disputed the film's claims and called them 'defamatory'. He said in a statement that the World Press Photo decision was 'deplorable and unprofessional' and 'reveals how low the organisation has fallen'. Hornstein declined to make Ut available for an interview. Loading The AP, after spending nearly a year investigating, said this month that it would continue to credit the photo to Ut. A lengthy report from the investigation said he was in position to take the photo and cites evidence to support that position, but concluded that no proof had been found. It also says other photographers were in position to take the photo, but there's no proof they did, either. 'As our report explains in great detail, there's simply not enough hard evidence or fact to remove the credit from Nick Ut, and it's impossible for anyone to know with certainty how exactly things played out on the road in the space of a few minutes over half a century ago,' said Derl McCrudden, the AP's vice president and head of global news production.
Daily Express
18-05-2025
- Daily Express
Photographer of ‘napalm girl' unclear: World Press Photo
Published on: Sunday, May 18, 2025 Published on: Sun, May 18, 2025 Text Size: Vietnam War survivor Kim Phuc Phan Thi (left), also known as the 'Napalm Girl', poses with photojournalist Nick Ut holding his 1972 Pulitzer Prize and World Press Photo award-winning photograph in San Jos é, Spain, April 12, 2023. (Pic: Malay Mail) AMSTERDAM: The World Press Photo Foundation has suspended the author attribution for the iconic 'Napalm Girl' photograph taken during the Vietnam War, citing doubts over who captured the photo, some 50 years on, German Press Agency (dpa) reported. The photographer's name will not be used until the matter has been clarified, the organisation announced in Amsterdam on Friday, following a thorough analysis of the photograph. Advertisement The 1972 photo, officially called 'The Terror of War,' shows a 9-year-old girl running naked and screaming towards the camera lens after a napalm attack in Vietnam. It was named 1973 World Press Photo of the Year and is now considered a global symbol of the atrocities of war. The photograph has long been credited to Nick Ut, who was 21 at the time. He worked for the AP news agency and drove the injured girl, Phan Thi Kim Phuc, to the hospital in Saigon after the attack, where she received treatment for months. However, a documentary released this year raised doubts about the photographer, suggesting that it was more likely that a freelance AP employee captured the scene. Advertisement He is said to have received US$20 for the picture. The World Press Photo Foundation launched an investigation in response. After analysing the location, the distance of the photographer and the camera used, it concluded that there was a strong possibility that one of two other employees, Nguyễn Thành Nghệ or Huỳnh Công Phúc, had pressed the shutter button instead. The foundation's director, Joumana El Zein Khoury, stressed that the authenticity of the photograph was undisputed. * Follow us on Instagram and join our Telegram and/or WhatsApp channel(s) for the latest news you don't want to miss. * Do you have access to the Daily Express e-paper and online exclusive news? Check out subscription plans available. Stay up-to-date by following Daily Express's Telegram channel. Daily Express Malaysia
