@patrickwitty

Director of Photography at The White House. Past lives at The New York Times, TIME, WIRED, and National Geographic. Kentucky native.

 Washington, DC
patrickwitty.substack.com/
Joined July 2010
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bri@peacefrog69Sep 14
You know he was probably beating himself up about being late, thinking that he just fucked his future plans, only to realize being late is the reason he has a future at all. Holy fuck
Patrick Witty
@patrickwittySep 11
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I’ve spent the last twenty-five years searching for the people in my photo. I’ve found ten. This is Benjamin. He was late for a job interview in the World Trade Center.
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VANITY FAIR
@VanityFairSep 10
Whatever else September 11 did, it ushered in the age of global simultaneity. The whole world, literally, was watching. Never before had more people seen the same news event at the same moment. An estimated two billion people or more—a third of the species—saw the attacks in real time or watched coverage in that day’s news reports. Vanity Fair’s David Friend chronicles the impact of 9/11 on an already image-saturated media ecosystem: vanityfair.visitlink.me/5WvH…
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David Friend@DavidMFriend1Sep 10
My essay on how the world, war, and media changed that dreadful day, which shaped the grave and global impact of the digital age vanityfair.com/story/how-9-1…

9/11 Changed the World in Many Ways. It Also Spawned the Digital Media Era

With shock and awe, the attacks altered an already image-saturated media ecosystem—and so much more.

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Patrick Witty
@patrickwittyMay 18
On May 18, 1980, Richard “Dick” Lasher stopped his car on Forest Road 26 and made this photo of Mount St. Helens erupting. Seconds later, he abandoned the Pinto and escaped on his motorcycle. Lasher survived. The red Pinto did not. “It was my fifteen minutes of fame,” Lasher told me.
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Daniel Torok
@dto_rok24 Jul 2025
RIP Legend
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Patrick Witty
@patrickwitty4 Jun 2024
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Few photographs are more recognizable, more evocative, or more symbolic. “Tank Man” not only embodies the historic Tiananmen Square protests, but also serves as symbol of defiance against oppression everywhere. Photo by Jeff Widener. patrickwitty.substack.com/p/…
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Courier Journal great Bill Luster, ‘the most beloved person in all of photography,’ dies courier-journal.com/story/op… via @courierjournal

Courier Journal great Bill Luster, ‘the most beloved person in all of photography,’ dies

In 43 years at The Courier Journal, Bill Luster contributed to two Pulitzer Prizes and was named to the Kentucky Journalism Hall of Fame.

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On the morning of May 18, 1980, Richard “Dick” Lasher, vending machine “routeman” and freelance photographer, made this epic photo of the eruption of Mount St. Helens. #MountStHelens
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10 yrs ago today @nickut and I at Vietnam Veterans Memorial. We are the last two surviving Pulitzer photo winners from the VN War. @AP @PulitzerPrizes @WorldPressPhoto @DavidMFriend1 @mikebarnicle @KerryKennedyRFK @CCP_UArizona @ccwhip @davidb383 @gtconway3d @SykesCharlie @kasie
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And for the record, the photo of "the stringer" is a heavy crop of an image taken by Hoang Van Cuong. He deserves credit too...
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#Sundance: a stunning moment for journalism history, a Vietnamese freelance photographer claimed authorship of a Pulitzer-winning photograph of a Vietnamese girl running from napalm bombs in 1972. Nic Ut has been the credited AP photographer for50+ years. Doc: “the stringer.”
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Los Angeles Times
@latimes26 Jan 2025
The Times spoke to team behind "The Stringer" and an attorney for former AP photographer Nick Ut about the film's claims that Ut did not take the photo known as "Napalm Girl" during the Vietnam War. latimes.com/entertainment-ar…

Inside a new documentary's provocative allegations about a famed Vietnam War photo

The Times spoke to team behind "The Stringer" and an attorney for former AP photographer Nick Ut about the film's claims that Ut did not take the photo known as "Napalm Girl."

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Dan Scavino
@Scavino4724 Jan 2025
Behind scenes—The great @DougMillsNYT getting another epic photo from above, in the Oval Office today…
Doug Mills
@dougmillsnyt23 Jan 2025
.@realDonaldTrump signs Executive Orders in the Oval Office.
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Alex Slitz
@AlexSlitzPhoto21 Jan 2025
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ESPN College Football
@ESPNCFB21 Jan 2025
This pic is tough 🔥 (📸 Alex Slitz/Getty Images)
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Trump is back in the Oval Office ... and that means Doug Mills @dougmillsnyt is again taking his picture for the New York Times
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Doug Mills
@dougmillsnyt19 Jan 2025
.@realDonaldTrump dances to "YMCA" with members of the Village People during a Inauguration rally at the Capital One Arena in Washington.
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Patrick Witty
@patrickwitty8 Jun 2022
Fifty years ago today @AP photographer Nick Ut made this photo of a young girl screaming in pain, fleeing a napalm attack in Vietnam. It is one of the defining moments of the Vietnam War. It is one of the defining moments of all wars. 🧵
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This slanderous "documentary" against dear friend @nickut has a simple premise: "Vendetta by fired former @AP staffer" The End. #standwithnickut @NajaLockwood @davidb383 @mikebarnicle @NormOrnstein @gtconway3d @swilkesphoto @PulitzerPrizes @ccwhip stamfordadvocate.com/enterta…
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My dear friend and fellow Vietnam War Pulitzer winner @nickut has been demeaned in a film by Gary Knight who should be ashamed. @AP sets the record straight, (click on report) @davidb383 @mikebarnicle @gtconway3d @JoeNBC @jaketapper @NickKristof @kasie ap.org/about/ap-report-terro…

AP Report: Investigating claims around ‘The Terror of War’ photograph | The Associated Press

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'There are many journalists hiding from the stigma of mental health, addiction, or both, trying not to appear as damaged goods and to keep on working. I want them to know that they are not alone,' by @AymanOghanna cjr.org/wartime/oghanna-conf…

The Storm Inside

There are many journalists hiding from the stigma of mental health, addiction, or both, trying not to appear as damaged goods and to keep on working. I want them to know that they are not alone.

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