The ‘Napalm Girl’ photo shocked the world. But who took it? The image, captured 53 years ago this weekend during the Vietnam War, galvanized the anti-war movement in the U.S.

But who took the photo, widely known as Napalm Girl? That is the question dividing the photojournalism community 53 years after it was taken. The image, from a road in the village of Trang Bang, ...

The image, captured 53 years ago this weekend during the Vietnam War, galvanized the anti-war movement in the U.S. But a new documentary raises questions about who was behind the camera.

What the analysis ultimately reveals is a figure, standing far away, probably 60 feet down the road from Kim Phúc — in other words, way too far away to have taken the “Napalm Girl” photo.

World Press Photo also pointed to ongoing questions over equipment. The AP has previously said it is “likely” the photo was taken using a Pentax camera, which Nghe is known to have used.

The image, captured 53 years ago this weekend during the Vietnam War, galvanized the anti-war movement in the U.S. But a new documentary raises questions about who was behind the camera.

The "Napalm Girl' photo, as it became known, led to a Pulitzer Prize for Associated Press staffer Nick Ut. In recent months, however, controversy about who shot that photo has rocked the ...

The image, captured 53 years ago this weekend during the Vietnam War, galvanized the anti-war movement in the U.S. But a new documentary raises questions about who was behind the camera.

The image, captured 53 years ago this weekend during the Vietnam War, galvanized the anti-war movement in the U.S. But a new documentary raises questions about who was behind the camera.