Magnum Photos

Portfolio - Vietnam War, 1955-1975 

Magnum Photographers 

While the Vietnam War raged roughly for two decades compelling images made their way out of the combat zones. On television screens and magazine pages around the world, photographs told a story of a fight that only got more confusing, more devastating, as it went on. After 45 years since the fall of Saigon, we look back at the how Magnum Photographers tried to make sense of the complex political reality at the time. 

Philip Jones Griffiths 1968

VIETNAM. The Saigon fire department had the job of collecting... 

Bruno Barbey 1972

SOUTH VIETNAM. An Loc. American and South Vietnamese injured... 

Philip Jones Griffiths 1970

CAMBODIA. This amphibious assault was to establish a beachhead... 

Philip Jones Griffiths 1967

VIETNAM. Quang Ngai. This was a village a few miles from My Lai.... 

Philip Jones Griffiths 1970

CAMBODIA. Prisoners of war were afforded very different treatment... 

Rene Burri 1973

Saigon. Near Than Son Nut. A prostitute standing at the entrance... 

Abbas 1973

VIETNAM. Southern Delta region. 1973. A South Vietnamese Army... 

Philip Jones Griffiths 1968

VIETNAM. Called a "little tiger" for killing two "Vietcong women... 

Abbas 1973

SOUTH VIETNAM. Delta region. A Vietcong (pro-Communist guerrilla),... 

Philip Jones Griffiths 1968

VIETNAM. The battle for Saigon. American G.I's often showed compassion... 

Raymond Depardon 1968

USA. Illinois. Chicago. 1968. Anti-war protestors confront Federal... 

Abbas 1973

South Vietnam. Near My Tho. 1973.
The corpse of a VIETCONG (North... 

Philip Jones Griffiths 1968

VIETNAM. 1968. The troops of the 1st. Cavalry Division during... 

Philip Jones Griffiths 1967

VIETNAM. South Vietnam. Saigon. 1967 

Philip Jones Griffiths 1967

VIETNAM. This woman was tagged, probably by a sympathetic corpsman,... 

Abbas 1973

SOUTH VIETNAM. Tien Giang. Near My Tho. A bunker inside a peasant... 

Peter Marlow 1985

Washington, D.C. 1985. Vietnam Vet holds an American flag to... 

Rene Burri 1963

Mekong Delta, near Tan Hung Dong. 1963.

Philip Jones Griffiths 1967

VIETNAM. South Vietnam. Operation "Cedar Falls". 1967 

Leonard Freed 1971

USA. Washington, D.C. 1971. Anti-Vietnam War rally on the National... 

Leonard Freed 1971

USA. Washington, D.C. 1971. Vietnam veterans including former... 

Bruno Barbey 1972

SOUTH VIETNAM. South Vietnamese peasants continue to work in... 

Rene Burri 1969

USA. Washington D.C. Anti Vietnam war protesters holding their... 

Marilyn Silverstone 1966

Mai (20) works in one of the many bars in the area of To do... 

Nicolas Tikhomiroff 1961

Region of Ben Tre. A member of the Vietnam Marine Commando force... 

Abbas 1973

VIETNAM. South Vietnam. Kontum. 1972. A soldier of the South... 

Philip Jones Griffiths 1968

VIETNAM. The battle for Saigon. U.S. policy in Vietnam was based... 

Raymond Depardon 1972

South Vietnam. 1972. 

Philip Jones Griffiths 1967

VIETNAM. American military operations northwest of Saigon. 1967... 

Philip Jones Griffiths 1967

VIETNAM. South Vietnam. Operation "Cedar Falls". 1967 

Philip Jones Griffiths 1967

VIETNAM. South Vietnam. Quin Hon. U.S. Soldiers with a group... 

Philip Jones Griffiths 1968

VIETNAM. The battle for Saigon. Refugees under fire. Confused... 

Philip Jones Griffiths 1967

VIETNAM. 1967. Aerial view of one of the villages of the Bantangan... 

Philip Jones Griffiths 1967

VIETNAM. South Vietnam. Saigon. 1967 

Philip Jones Griffiths 1967

VIETNAM. South Vietnam. Quang Ngai. This group was not recovering... 

Philip Jones Griffiths 1968

VIETNAM. Hue. 1968

Bruno Barbey 1971

Near Quang Tri on the DMZ border. Helicopter landing supplies... 

Bruno Barbey 1971

SOUTH VIETNAM. Near Quang Tri, on the DMZ border. Patrol along... 

Bruno Barbey 1971

SOUTH VIETNAM. Vietnam War. 1971. Near Quang Tri on the DMZ border.... 

Bruno Barbey 1971

SOUTH VIETNAM. Vietnam War. 1971. Near Quang Tri on the DMZ border.... 

Bruno Barbey 1972

SOUTH VIETNAM. US bombardment, after the battle of An Loc. 1972.... 

Bruno Barbey 1972

SOUTH VIETNAM. An Loc. Aftermath of US bombing. 1972. 

Abbas 1973

VIETNAM (South). North of Saigon, on Route 13. 1972. A soldier... 

Philip Jones Griffiths 1968

VIETNAM. The battle for Saigon. 1968 

Philip Jones Griffiths 1968

VIETNAM. The battle for Saigon. The problem with "close" artilery... 

Philip Jones Griffiths 1967

VIETNAM. Quang Ngai. This guerrilla fighter had just thrown a... 

Philip Jones Griffiths 1973

CAMBODIA. After an ambush, soldiers returned to recover their... 

Philip Jones Griffiths 1968

VIETNAM. The battle for Saigon. Refugee from US Bombing. 1968... 

Philip Jones Griffiths 1968

VIETNAM. The battle for Saigon. Pity the poor fighting man in... 

Philip Jones Griffiths 1973

CAMBODIA. In an asinine attempt to resolve the war in Vietnam,... 

Philip Jones Griffiths 1971

VIETNAM. South China Sea. US Air Force. As part of the techno-war... 

Philip Jones Griffiths 1968

VIETNAM. This operation by the 1st Cavalry Division to cut the... 

Philip Jones Griffiths 1967

VIETNAM. 1967. U.S. Marine sharing cigarettes. In an attempt... 

Philip Jones Griffiths 1967

VIETNAM. In Quang Ngai Province everything that moved was a target.... 

Philip Jones Griffiths 1980

During the war the lack of doctors and specialized surgical techniques... 

Philip Jones Griffiths 1970

VIETNAM. Can Tho. A beautiful daughter could be a bonanza for... 

Philip Jones Griffiths 1970

VIETNAM. Nha Be. In a society where women are traditionally revered... 

Philip Jones Griffiths 1970

CAMBODIA. Car salesmen used to follow soldiers into the field... 

Philip Jones Griffiths 1967

VIETNAM. Older soldiers who missed their families befriended... 

Abbas 1973

VIETNAM. South Vietnam.1973. In a area controlled by the Vietcong... 
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