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Philip Jones GriffithsBy: Jason Popek

Biography/Career Path

S Philip Jones Griffiths was born on

18 February 1936 and died on 19

March 2008

S He was a Welsh photojournalist

best known for covering the

Vietnam war

S He grew up idolizing Henri Cartier

and later in his life ended up

working along side with himPhotographer: Unknown

Image Date: Unknown

Image

Source:http://www.redirectify.com/people

/philip-jones-griffiths.html

Era

S The Era Jones Griffiths worked as a photojournalist was

during the Vietnam war

S During this time photojournalism was at a peak of interest

as everything was being documented

S Jones Griffiths images are world renown and well known

throughout the photojournalism community

Photographer: Phillip Jones Griffiths

Image Date: Unknown

Image source: http://digitaljournalist.org/issue0804/griffiths-intro.html

Motivation

S Philip Jones Griffiths had an idol who he very much wanted to be associated with throughout his life and ended up working with him later on

S “The first picture of his I ever saw was during a lecture at the Rhyl camera club. I was 16 and the speaker was Emrys Jones. He projected the picture upside down. Deliberately, to disregard the subject matter to reveal the composition. It's a lesson I've never forgotten. ” —Philip Jones Griffiths on his idol, and later colleague, Henri Cartier-Bresson. “ Not since Goya has anyone portrayed war like Philip Jones Griffiths. ” —Henri Cartier-Bresson on Philip Jones Griffiths

S These quotes are from Jones Griffiths himself and they really emphasize how he was motivated throughout his life and his career.

Photographer: Unknown

Image Date: 1968

Image Source:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obitua

ries/1468660/Henri-Cartier-

Bresson.html

Technology

S The technology available to

Jones Griffiths was of black and

white film and cameras

S Non of his images from the

Vietnam war were taken with

color lenses

S The images he has taken though

very old are very sharp and give

great insight into what had

happened in the past

Photographer: Phillip Jones Griffiths

Image Date: Unknown

Image Source: http://voiceseducation.org/content/philip-

jones-griffiths

Ethics

S His ethical dilemmas were great in numbers as since he was in the war he faced many challenges with not being able to help people suffering in ways that he had been helped throughout his life

S Some people would be so brutally hurt but it was only his job to take photos of the incidents

Photographer: Philip Jones Griffiths

Image Date: Unknown

Image Source:

http://fotogartistica.blogspot.com/2012/01/philip-jones-

griffiths-fotoreporter.html

Bias

S I believe the bias that Jones Griffiths may have had was that he would have wanted to photograph all the bad images from the Vietnam war

S I believe that people that are put into that situation may have had a tough time dealing with the aspects of war and look towards all the negative that come from it

S War can bring enemies together and makes relationships and bond between family and friends strongerPhotographer: Philip Jones Griffiths

Image Date: Unknown

Image Source:

http://fotogartistica.blogspot.com/2012/01/phil

ip-jones-griffiths-fotoreporter.html

Impact

S Jones Griffiths’ work reflects on technology and humanity

S He believed in human dignity and in the capacity for improvement

S This had a great impact on the global community and made everyone aware of the tragedies and accomplishments associated with war

Photographer: Philip Jones

Griffiths

Image Date: Unknown

Image Source:

http://fotogartistica.blogspot.c

om/2012/01/philip-jones-

griffiths-fotoreporter.html

Photographer: Philip Jones Griffiths

Image Date: Unknown

Image Source:

http://fotogartistica.blogspot.com/2012/01/p

hilip-jones-griffiths-fotoreporter.html

My major at AIC

S Griffiths' assignments, often self-engineered, took him to

more than 120 countries

S This relates to my major as my major has already

brought me to 3 different countries throughout my life

S I would love to travel more throughout my life and I know

that with my three majors of

Economics/Finance, Marketing, and Management will

take me around the world

Viewpoints

S Philip Jones Griffiths was viewed as a hero by many for putting himself in such peril and really putting his life on the line in order to bring news to the world

S Many people see him as a crazy person for doing so but he is mostly seen as a hero of sorts

S People who fought in the war would have otherwise been forgotten or never known to the public if it weren’t for people like Jones Griffiths

Work Cited

S http://www.redirectify.com/people/philip-jones-griffiths.html

S http://digitaljournalist.org/issue0804/griffiths-intro.html

S http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/1468660/Henri-Cartier-Bresson.html

S http://www.magnumphotos.com/C.aspx?VP=XSpecific_MAG.Biography_VPage&AID=2K7O3R13NZ_T

S http://fotogartistica.blogspot.com/2012/01/philip-jones-griffiths-fotoreporter.html