Recollections

We cite from the COVER:
"Born in Rhuddlan, Wales, 1936, Philip studied pharmacy in Liverpool, and then worked in London while photographing part-time for the Manchester Guardian. In 1961 he became a full-time freelancer for the Observer. He covered the Algerian War in 1962, and then moved to Central Africa. From there he moved to Asia in 1966, having just become an associate member of Magnum, and worked in Viet Nam until 1971 when he also became a full member. Philip Jones Griffiths is renowned as the foremost photographer of the Viet Nam conflict, primarily through the publication of Viet Nam Inc. in 1971, which in many ways was responsible for turning public opinion against the US involvement in the war. In 1980 Griffiths moved to New York to assume the presidency of Magnum, a post he held for a record five years. His continued revisiting of Vietnam, examining the legacy of the war, lead to his two further books Agent Orange' and 'Vietnam at Peace'. Philip Jones Griffiths was honoured in 2007 for Achievement in Photojournalism, at the 5th Annual Lucie Awards in New York. He died at his home in London on 19th March 2008."