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EPISODE · Mar 9, 2026 · 31 MIN

Who really took one of history’s most famous pictures?

from Today in Focus · host The Guardian

The photo of a Vietnamese girl running away from a napalm strike is one of the most famous in history. But who actually took it? With conflict photographers Gary Knight and David Burnett, and film-maker Bao Nguyen. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus

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