This photo of a South Vietnam National Police Chief named Ngoc Loan executing a suspected Viet Cong member Nguyen Van Lem, on the second day of the Tet Offensive during the Vietnam War. This photo was taken on February 1st, 1968 by a photographer named Eddie Adams.
In this image it presents a slight disturbing tone due to the photo having no colour and the fact the image was taken just before the execution of Nguyen Van Lem. The photo represents what Vietnam was like around 50 years ago and shows the effect of the Viet Cong on Vietnam.
The police chief named Ngoc Loan seems to show no emotion when pulling the trigger to the suspected Viet Cong member, however the Vietnamese soldier in the background of the image seems to show a face of distress like he’s trying to stop the police chief from killing the suspect.