Photographer wins Pulitzer for iconic photo of bullet speeding by Trump's head during assassination attempt (1 Viewer)

[anatta]

Photographer wins Pulitzer for iconic photo of bullet speeding by Trump's head during assassination attempt

New York Times photographer Doug Mills wins Pulitzer Prize for his historic images of the Trump assassination attempt at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania.

www.foxnews.com

One iconic image by The Times' Doug Mills managed to capture the split-second moment a speeding bullet was seen mid-air next to Trump’s head at the rally. The photo was one of several he captured that day that earned him one of the most prestigious awards in journalism.

 

[daeler]

Good for him, it was a great picture. Great opportunity for the photographer.

 

[OrphanSlug]

Was a great photograph, terrible event but I can see the award for that photo.

 

[Quag]

My first impression was that it was a contrial.
Impressive that they managed to get a photo like that and interesting how the bullet appears stretched out due to the way cameras work. Would love to know more about the camera and its settings but the article just said a wide angle lens

 

[Grand Mal]

Absolutely dumb luck. Absolutely nothing there that justifies an award.

 

[Quag]

Absolutely dumb luck. Absolutely nothing there that justifies an award.

Pretty much every action shot that won was dumb luck (the planting of the flag was a staged recreation)
Closest to this would be Oswald getting shot which also won

Pulitzer Prize for Photography - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[Chock Full o Nuts]

Absolutely dumb luck. Absolutely nothing there that justifies an award.

Exactly my first thought. Sitting there snapping away and just happened to hit the shudder at the right millisecond.

Awards for dumb luck photography is well,... dumb.