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Nov 5, 2022 · These 20 famous photographs are significant in history each for their own reason. Read to find out more about them and how photography has literally changed history in many cases.
- The Terror Of War, 1972. The faces of collateral damage and friendly fire are generally not seen. This was not the case with 9-year-old Phan Thi Kim Phuc.
- The Burning Monk, 1963. Full story on this article. In June 1963, most Americans couldn’t find Vietnam on a map. But there was no forgetting that war-torn Southeast Asian nation after Associated Press photographer Malcolm Browne captured the image of Thich Quang Duc immolating himself on a Saigon street.
- Starving Child And Vulture, 1993. Full story on this article. Kevin Carter knew the stench of death. As a member of the Bang-Bang Club, a quartet of brave photographers who chronicled apartheid-era South Africa, he had seen more than his share of heartbreak.
- Lunch Atop A Skyscraper, 1932. It’s the most perilous yet playful lunch break ever captured: 11 men casually eating, chatting and sneaking a smoke as if they weren’t 840 feet above Manhattan with nothing but a thin beam keeping them aloft.
- The Terror Of War, Nick Ut, 1972. The faces of collateral damage and friendly fire are generally not seen. This was not the case with 9-year-old Phan Thi Kim Phuc.
- The Burning Monk, Malcolm Browne, 1963. In June 1963, most Americans couldn’t find Vietnam on a map. But there was no forgetting that war-torn Southeast Asian nation after Associated Press photographer Malcolm Browne captured the image of Thich Quang Duc immolating himself on a Saigon street.
- Starving Child And Vulture, Kevin Carter, 1993. Kevin Carter knew the stench of death. As a member of the Bang-Bang Club, a quartet of brave photographers who chronicled apartheid-era South Africa, he had seen more than his share of heartbreak.
- Lunch Atop A Skyscraper, 1932. It’s the most perilous yet playful lunch break ever captured: 11 men casually eating, chatting and sneaking a smoke as if they weren’t 840 feet above Manhattan with nothing but a thin beam keeping them aloft.
These famous photos are among the most iconic and powerful ever taken. Take a look at 61 images that changed history and shaped the world!
List of photographs considered the most important. This is a list of photographs considered the most important in surveys where authoritative sources review the history of the medium not limited by time period, region, genre, topic, or other specific criteria. These images may be referred to as the most important, most iconic, or most ...
Sep 5, 2021 · From Tank Man of Tienanmen Square to the Burning Monk, see these influential and famous photos that changed the course of human history.
Sep 1, 2013 · 25 of the most iconic photographs. Updated 10:46 AM EDT, Tue September 27, 2016. Link Copied! On Albert Einstein's 72nd birthday in 1951, photographer Arthur Sasse tried to get him to smile...
