40 of the most powerful photographs ever taken
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Re: 40 of the most powerful photographs ever takenAye that got me and all when I first saw it.(Original post by The Illuminati)
That list was really touching but this one always gets to me
What on earth possesses someone to get their camera out, set it up and take pictures instead of getting the child help? I read that the guy who took that picture went on to commit suicide from the guilt.
I also like the picture of the young man kissing his girlfriend on the floor. Very romantic.
My favourite is the picture of the Earth from the moon. It makes it seem very real and I can imagine being very scared stood on the moon and looking back at the Earth realising how far away I am from everything I know. You'd be terrified. -
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Re: 40 of the most powerful photographs ever takenHe got a lot of criticism for that. Apparently the child was desperate for water.(Original post by Wilfred Little)
Aye that got me and all when I first saw it.
What on earth possesses someone to get their camera out, set it up and take pictures instead of getting the child help? I read that the guy who took that picture went on to commit suicide from the guilt.
I also like the picture of the young man kissing his girlfriend on the floor. Very romantic.
My favourite is the picture of the Earth from the moon. It makes it seem very real and I can imagine being very scared stood on the moon and looking back at the Earth realising how far away I am from everything I know. You'd be terrified. -
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Re: 40 of the most powerful photographs ever takenThe raw emotion in this picture, the various people each with an entire story of desperation during the exodus from Saigon.
Also this is the embodiment of radiating hope that the 1995 World Cup gave South Africa.
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Re: 40 of the most powerful photographs ever takenApparently he thought his job as a photographer was to be merely an observer. It seems like his duty as a photographer surpassed his duty as a decent human being. What did he see so wrong in taking the picture then helping the child instead of taking what he wanted and leaving the innocent child to, I imagine, a horrible fate.(Original post by Wilfred Little)
What on earth possesses someone to get their camera out, set it up and take pictures instead of getting the child help? I read that the guy who took that picture went on to commit suicide from the guilt. -
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Re: 40 of the most powerful photographs ever takenI did the same thing and read the same article :P(Original post by Benniboi1)
It was number 21 that hit me. Felt like I had to find out more about him and came across this: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obit...-Greasley.html
What a man; what a life
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Re: 40 of the most powerful photographs ever takenNot quite. He is now a paparazzi in Hollywood(Original post by Wilfred Little)
I read that the guy who took that picture went on to commit suicide from the guilt.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nick_Ut
Whether she had a horrible fate depends on your view of becoming a Canadian.(Original post by The Illuminati)
What did he see so wrong in taking the picture then helping the child instead of taking what he wanted and leaving the innocent child to, I imagine, a horrible fate.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phan_Thi_Kim_PhucLast edited by nulli tertius; 04-06-2012 at 08:48. -
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Re: 40 of the most powerful photographs ever takenNick Ut and Kevin Carter are not the same person. Nick Ut photographed Phan Thi Kim Phuc and Kevin Carter photographed the unknown baby.(Original post by nulli tertius)
Not quite. He is now a paparazzi in Hollywood
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nick_Ut
Whether she had a horrible fate depends on your view of becoming a Canadian.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phan_Thi_Kim_Phuc
I don't know how you can get the baby mixed up with Phan Thi Kim Phuc, one is Sudanese and has very dark skin, the other is east Asian and has very fair skin.
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Re: 40 of the most powerful photographs ever takenSorry I mixed you up with inadilemma and the following postings all made sense as if you were commenting on the Vietnam photograph.(Original post by The Illuminati)
Nick Ut and Kevin Carter are not the same person. Nick Ut photographed Phan Thi Kim Phuc and Kevin Carter photographed the unknown baby.
I don't know how you can get the baby mixed up with Phan Thi Kim Phuc, one is Sudanese and has very dark skin, the other is east Asian and has very fair skin.
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Re: 40 of the most powerful photographs ever taken(Original post by Wilfred Little)
What on earth possesses someone to get their camera out, set it up and take pictures instead of getting the child help? I read that the guy who took that picture went on to commit suicide from the guilt.(Original post by ak137)
He got a lot of criticism for that. Apparently the child was desperate for water.Wikipedia states the following:(Original post by The Illuminati)
Apparently he thought his job as a photographer was to be merely an observer. It seems like his duty as a photographer surpassed his duty as a decent human being. What did he see so wrong in taking the picture then helping the child instead of taking what he wanted and leaving the innocent child to, I imagine, a horrible fate.
After snapping the photograph, Ut took Kim Phuc and the other injured children to Barsky Hospital in Saigon, where it was determined that her burns were so severe that she probably would not survive.[1] After a 14-month hospital stay and 17 surgical procedures, however, she was able to return home. Ut continued to visit her until he was evacuated during the fall of Saigon.[2]Last edited by Sir Fox; 04-06-2012 at 11:05.
