Photos that changed the world

 Posted by on 29 April 2009  Modern Life
Apr 292009
 
Photo by National Geographic photographer Steve McCurry

Photo by National Geographic photographer Steve McCurry

There isn’t a lot of commentary needed for this site:  Photos that changed the world.

Be warned – there are some powerful images that may not be suitable for all viewers.

Personally, I was familiar with most of the photos I saw.  Either I had seen them before, or I had heard of/read about them in one way or another.

In any case, this collection of photos is a testament to both man’s (and I use the gender-neutral form of the word) cruelty and accomplishment. 

Unfortunately, it seems to tip more to the cruel side.

T. Keith Edmunds

  • http://www.absurdintellectual.com/ Amy Breen

    The shot of the execution of the Viet Cong has always been one of the most powerfully shocking images I’ve ever seen.

    Same with the Falling Man image. I saw it in an Esquire with an accompanying exerpt, I think, of Don DeLillo’s Falling Man.

    These images make me want to be a photojournalist.