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#21 LIFE (November 26, 1965)
“The Blunt Reality of War in Vietnam” appears on the November 26, 1965 cover of LIFE. Paul Schutzer’s photograph of a Vietcong prisoner with his eyes and mouth taped shut captured the tumultuous war. Schutzer was one of LIFE’s best photographers, but was killed on assignment while covering the Six-Day War in 1967.

Favorite: #21
I like #21 b/c this is a photo that is as real as it gets. It was very brutal take on the reality that was Vietnam. Immediately upon looking at this picture, it creates an impulse of disturbance in the comforts of the safe-zones of our homes. We realize the terrible things that are happening beyond the borders of our country. Obviously, this is an environmental photo, b/c chances are likely that this man is unaware of the fact that his picture is being taken, not to mention the foliage and grass around him. Also, a solider can be seen standing behind him. The lighting seems soft, as if the sun was bright, but diluted by thick clouds.