32. Reaching Out

Reaching Out

32. Reaching Out: Photo by Larry Burrows, 1966

Marine Gunnery Sgt. Jeremiah Purdie (left), wounded in a firefight during "Operation Prairie" in Vietnam, reaches out to a stricken comrade in Larry Burrows' astonishing 1966 photograph. Here, in what might be the greatest picture from a legendary career, Burrows captured for LIFE magazine's millions of readers both unfathomable desolation and galvanic camaraderie in the utterly alien universe of Southeast Asia. That the image, made at the very height of the Civil Rights era, depicts a black soldier desperately trying to aid a wounded White comrade only adds an unavoidable resonance -- unintended on Burrows' part -- to an already emotionally devastating tableau.

Reaching Out: Fotografie realizata de Larry Burrows, 1966

In uimitoarea fotografie din 1966 realizata de Larry Burrows, sergentul in artilerie marina Jeremiah Purdie (stanga), ranit intr-un schimb de focuri in timpul "Operatiunii Paririe" in Vietnam, incearca sa ajunga un camarad lovit. Aici, in ceea ce ar putea fi cea mai mare imagine a unei cariere legendare, Burrows a capturat pentru milioanele de cititori ai revistei LIFE atat pustietatea insondabila si camaraderia galvanica in universul complet strain din sud-estul Asiei. Aceasta imagine, facute la apogeul epocii Drepturilor Civile, descrie un soldat negru care incearca cu disperare sa ajute un camarad alb rănit, adauga doar o rezonanta inevitabila - neintenţionată din partea lui Burrows - la un tablou deja  devastator emotional.

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