There are certain images of war that are horrific, frightening and at the same time, due to an outstanding compositional structure, they are fascinating and do not allow its observers to keep their distance. This publication examines three images of war that have often been described as icons of war photography. The images "children fleeing a napalm strike" by Nick Ut, "the falling soldier" by Robert Capa and Sam Nzimas photograph of Hector Pieterson are historical reference images that came to represent the wars and conflicts in which they were taken. A number of different factors have an...