[Photo of Philip Jones Griffiths by John Giannini]In a week when the world marked the 40th anniversary of the My Lai massacre, the most prominent photojournalist of the Vietnam War, Philip Jones Griffiths, passed away today.
In a statement the current president of Magnum Photos, of which Griffiths was a distinguished member, said: "Philip enriched all our lives with his courage, his empathy, his passion, his wit and his wisdom; and for many he gave to photojournalism its moral soul."
In a statement the current president of Magnum Photos, of which Griffiths was a distinguished member, said: "Philip enriched all our lives with his courage, his empathy, his passion, his wit and his wisdom; and for many he gave to photojournalism its moral soul."
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