Philip Jones Griffiths

Griffiths at a younger age

Giving the enemy clean water

Philip Jones Griffiths was born February 18 1936 and died March 19, 2008. He was born in the United Kingdom. He was well known for his photos of the vietnam war (november 1 1955 to April 30 1975.) Son of a local truck service. Working part time as a photojournalist for the local paper he was working on becoming a pharmacist. Philip Jones Griffiths was never married but had several relationships that he had children with. Philip Jones Griffiths Didn’t believe in marriage.

The first picture of his I ever saw was during a lecture at the Rhyl camera club. I was 16 and the speaker was Emrys Jones. He projected the picture upside down. Deliberately, to disregard the subject matter to reveal the composition. It's a lesson I've never forgotten.