Larry Burrows revisited — iconic images of the Vietnam War.
Biography. Born in London, Larry Burrows began working in the city's press in 1942, first in the art department of the Daily Express; he soon learned photography and moved on to the darkrooms of the Keystone photography agency and LIFE. By 1961, Burrows had established himself as a staff photographer for LIFE and was covering the Vietnam War.In 1963 Burrows made his first photo essay about Vietnam that appeared in Life Magazine with the title: We Wade Deeper Into Jungle War yet the generally upbeat tone of the war can be read between the lines in the titles that accompanied Burrows’ photo essays: Up High, Up Front in an Inscrutable War, One Ride with Yankee Papa 13, The Edge of Peace.Burrows went on to become a photographer and covered the war in Vietnam from 1962 until his death in 1971. ' Reaching Out' became one his most famous images. It features US Marine Gunnery Sgt. Jeremiah Purdie, who while wounded, is seen reaching out to a wounded comrade. Life.com editor Ben Cosgrove said of the photograph -.
This photo is of Larry Burrows, a British photographer for Time. He covered the Vietnam war from 1962 until his death in 1972 when the helicopter he was a passenger in was shot down over Laos. What others are saying This photo is of Larry Burrows, a British photographer for Time.The April 16, 1965, Life magazine featured Larry Burrows’ award-winning photo essay, “One Ride With Yankee Papa 13.” Burrows, who made his name early in the Vietnam War, was among the.
Laurence Miller Gallery takes great pleasure in presenting LARRY BURROWS REVISITED, featuring over forty photographs exemplifying Burrows' career as both one of the great humanist photographers of the Twentieth Century, as well as a pioneer in the use of color. When the opportunity to cover the Vietnam War arose, Burrows was ready.
