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Philip Jones Griffiths in His Own Words

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Since ancient times, the shield has presented a challenge to military designs --- how to see the enemy without sacrificing protection. The latest development is one made of Plexiglas. Unfortunately (...)
Philip Jones Griffiths Nannies Outside No.10. Downing Street was open to the public in those days and each afternoon the same nannies would pause to chat up the policemen on duty. England, Great Britain. 1959. © Philip Jones Griffiths | Magnum Photos
Philip Jones Griffiths In an attempt to impose the American value system on the Vietnamese, the Marines concluded operations called, in Orwellian Newspeak, "county fairs." Villagers were taught how to wash their children (...)
Philip Jones Griffiths South Vietnam. Saigon. 1967. © Philip Jones Griffiths | Magnum Photos
Philip Jones Griffiths South Vietnam. 1970. © Philip Jones Griffiths | Magnum Photos
Philip Jones Griffiths Dowlais. Wales, Great Britain. 1961. © Philip Jones Griffiths | Magnum Photos
Philip Jones Griffiths The parents of young children were rarely present in the village of Vietnam. Americans often wondered where all the children came from. The fathers were often away fighting for one side or the othe (...)