Vertical histories
11 min readSep 16, 2021
How we shoot and watch video is changing, and with it the way we engage with the world
The two iconic images of the fall of Kabul involve a C-17 taking off from Hamid Karzai Airport. It’s as searing as the helicopter perched atop an apartment complex in Saigon, a stream of Vietnamese climbing the ladder to the roof in the hope of getting aboard.
