...was born Huynh Cong Út, in Long An, Vietnam, on March 29, 1951. Following the death of his older brother, who was working as a war reporter for the Associated Press (AP) in Vietnam, Huynh Cong also became a photojournalist for the AP. After being evacuated from Vietnam, he worked in Japan, South Korea and the USA. He continued working full-time for the AP, until 2017. In 2020, Út was the first photojournalist to receive the National Medal of Arts, the most important award granted by the US government for artists and patrons of the arts. Út lives in Los Angeles.
