An Unlikely Weapon (2009)

In 1968 in 1500th of a second Eddie Adams photographed a Saigon police chief General Nguyen Nyoc Loan shooting a Vietcong guerilla point blank Some say that photograph ended the Vietnam War The photo brought Eddie fame and a Pulitzer but Eddie was haunted by the man he had vilified He would say Two lives were destroyed that day the victims and the generals Others would say three lives were destroyed Eddie Adams like most artists was tortured by his need for perfection Nothing he did ever satisfied him He carved out many careers shooting covers for Life Time and even Penthouse Yes somehow he was always pulled back into documenting wars 13 all together Finally he hit the wall and couldnt take it anywmore He began shooting celebrities because It doesnt take anything from you Eddie was comfortable with kings and coal miners During his time with Parade Magazine he photographed Clint Eastwood Louis Armstrong Mother Theresa and Pope John Paul II