Who is the practitioner (what is their name?) and when were they practicing?

This photo was taken by Horst Faas who was a German photo-journalist who like many other photo-journalists“dispatched to the world’s remote corners that few of us could regularly access (Zylinska 2016, p.7) . Faas started his photo career in 1951 with the Keystone Agency and began by photographing major events such as the Vietnam war.

What is the title of the photo or video you have chosen to analyse (can you provide a link?) 

His images of war are untitled. I’m not sure as to why they are untitled, maybe its because adding a title to such images takes away from the meaning. You can find image here

With the photo or video, you are examining when was it produced (date)?

The image was taken in March 1965

How was the photo or video authored?

There is not a lot of information about how this photo was authored. It is obvious that it had been developed in a dark room because of this time period which is prior to digital. It could be assumed that either the military had a dark room the Faas could use to develop the image, or he sent the rolls of film back to Associated Press who he was working for at the time.

How was the photo or video published?

There is no clear date for when the photo was published, other than the fact that it was published by Associated Press who Faas worked for. The photo itself would’ve been a hard copy due to the technology available at the time. Its an interesting contrast today as now anyone can google Faas and find any of his work online.

How was the photo or video distributed?

This photo was distributed through Associated press as well as various art galleries. Faas won multiple awards for his work but most notably would be in 1965 when he received the Pulitzer prize for his work in Vietnam during the war. However the most common distribution of his work would be via the internet.

References: 

Zylinksa, J 2016, ‘Photomediations: An Introduction by Joanna