Photos That Shook The World (Contains graphic images, may cause distress)

pistonsvox wrote: »

the usual

This one is fake, the photographer came back later with some GIs and staged the shot.

D wrote: »

This one is fake, the photographer came back later with some GIs and staged the shot.

in this instance staged isn't the same as fake, fake would indicate that it never happened and was created for some purpose. Whereas staged would indicate that it happened but was posed for, how many photos do you have that were posed for.

Even if it was posed, it still happened and was still iconic and still roused a nation, and is one of the most instantly recognisable war pictures.

Feeky Magee wrote: »

Some stunning photos there mate. What is the story behind the 9/11 fake one? Did anyone fall for it? Hard to believe if true, looks very amateurish.

Ah yeah, it was an email hoax that went around. Brazilian guy who was also responsible for the original pic.
http://urbanlegends.about.com/library/blphoto-wtc.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tourist_guy
http://www.touristofdeath.com/gallery/main.php

Feeky Magee wrote: »

Is that really real??? Now I don't fall over that often when sitting and eating/reading - but put me on a girder and BAM!!! I'd never have made a construction worker.

Not sure if this counts as shaking the world but this series of photos won the Pulitzer Prize for feature photography in 2007.



Racing barefooted after kicking off her flip-flops, Cyndie pushes her son Derek Madsen, 10, up and down hallways in the UC Davis Medical Center in Sacramento on June 21, 2005, successfully distracting him during the dreaded wait before his bone marrow extraction. Doctors want to determine whether he is eligible for a blood stem cell transplant, his best hope for beating neuroblastoma, a rare childhood cancer, which was diagnosed in November 2004.



Cyndie French, embraces her son, Derek Madsen, 10, on July 25, 2005, after learning Derek needs surgery to remove a cancerous tumor in his abdomen. The emotional impact is taking its toll on her. "How can anyone maintain a nine-to-five job and do this?" she begins to wonder.



Derek Madsen, 10, gets a soothing massage from his mother, Cyndie French, at her Sacramento nail and tanning salon. "I'm going to do whatever it takes to make him happy, to see him smile." Cyndie says. A single mom of five, Cyndie had to give up her salon at a financial loss to care for her dying son.



Derek playfully taunts his mother as Cyndie tries to coax him down from a wall outside the UC Davis Medical Center in Sacramento. They are there to admit Derek for cancer surgery the following day. Cyndia, who understands Derek's emotional meltdown before procedures, spends hours getting him in the door of the hospital.



Shortly after his 11th birthday and Cyndie's 40th, Derek is comforted by his brother Micah Moffe, 17, left, and mom Cyndie, right, as he gets a tattoo in preparation for radiation therapy on November 30, 2005. Micah often accompanies Derek to treatments even though his schoolwork suffers.



On February 6, 2006, one of Derek's cancer doctors recommends Cyndie contact hospice workers. She doesn't tell Derek about the conversation, but retreats behind a closed door at home to cry. "I don't think it's important to tell him," she says. "Why? What for?" Sensing her sadness, Derek tries to cheer up his mom.



Realizing that Derek may never have an opportunity to get his driver's license, something he's told her he is anticipating, Cyndie French defies the rules and lets him drive up and down their street in West Sacramento. On the same day, Feb. 9, 2006, Cyndie met for the first time with hospice workers, and learns there is little time left for Derek.



Derek is tearful as Cyndie tries to reason with him at the UC Davis Cancer Center on Feb. 14, 2006. She and Dr. William Hall argue that Derek should have a series of radiation treatments to shrink tumors spreading throughout his body and alleviate his pain. "Derek, you might not make it if you don't do this," Cyndie tells her son. Derek fires back: "I don't care! Take me home. I'm done, Mom. Are you listening to me? I'm done."



Cyndie always tries to have something at hand to take the sting out of her son, Derek's doctor appointments. On March 8 after undergoing radiation treatment, they make the most of a dollar can of Silly String - and Cyndie then meticulously cleans up every bit of the stuff from the ground. Cyndie is a big fan of the Dollar Store.



Cyndie consoles her best friend, Kelly Whysong, left, on April 24, 2006, Fearing Derek's time is near, Cyndie wrote a letter to Derek about how brave he's been during his battle with cancer. She reads it to her youngest son repeatedly, hoping he can still understand.



After placing a flower beside her son's head, a sobbing Cyndie drops to the floor on April 25, as her best friend, Kelly Whysong, left, and another friend, Nick Rocha, comfort her. Derek is too weak to acknowledge his mother's presence as she keeps a 24-hour vigil by his bed.



Derek has a final burst of energy after days of Cyndie keeping vigil at his bedside. She helps her anguished son walk on April 26. A cancerous tumor has distended Derek's stomach so far that his pants no longer fit. Another tumor in his brain impairs his eyesight making navigation difficult inside their rental home.



Derek refuses to take pain medications because he fears further damage to his organs. He rages at his mother on April 28, blaming her for not making him healthier. "You have to calm down and help me help you," Cyndie says.



On May 1, after days of little sleep while caring for Derek, Cyndie confronts longtime family friend "grandpa" Patrick Degnan, about whether he'll be able to help with rent and funeral expenses as Derek is caught in the middle. Cyndie hopes to set up a non-profit organization so families don't have to endure the same financial struggle and chaos they have experienced. "I just wish that some of the percentage of money that goes to cancer research can be diverted to families going through this because many people will never benefit from the research," says Cyndie.



Derek kisses his mom at the Relay for Life benefit, as his 6-year-old sister, Brianna, stands by. Wanting to contribute something to the cause and to "give back," Cyndie recruited volunteers for the benefit. Before the race, Cyndie speaks to the crowd about her pride in her son's bravery during his battle with cancer.

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My name is URL wrote: »

Damn, that's the most touching thing I've ever seen

I'm an 18 year old male, and that last picture, the last caption, I swear I felt it pulling the strings of my heart, utterly shocking.

Surprised this hasnt been posted yet. Certainly shook the world and ended an era... Major leap back in terms of aviation

World War I, shattered the notion of a romantic portrayal of war and changed everything:



Martin Luther King's 'I Have A Dream' speech:



Pretty iconic WWII picture, Hitler in Paris:



Barack Obama getting inaugaurated:



Passing of Pope John Paul II



Dogs playing poker, just for fun : (Not sure if this is real, put you get the idea!)



Can't think of any more, doing these off the top of my head.

Feeky Magee wrote: »

Afghan Girl

Has just taken me about 3 hours to find this photo. Between searching all my own photos, giving up on finding it and then having to search online again.

I had to post it though. The photographer who took it originally for National Geographic went back to Aghanistan 17 years later to take the later shot.

I absolutely adore the two of them together... you could look at it for hours.

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-2729747663203446390&hl=en

The Afghan Girl from the cover of National Geographic 1985 June edition
04:58 - 8 months ago
I was turning 24 years old, on the 21st of June 1985 when seeing her picture on the cover of National for the first time. I still own my original copy, now 24 years later. Although her name was not known, her picture, titled "Afghan Girl", appeared on the June 1985 cover of National Geographic. She was one of the world's most famous faces, yet no one knew who she was. Her image appeared on the front of magazines and books, posters, lapel pins, and even rugs, but she didn't know it. Now, after searching for 17 years, National Geographic has once again found the Afghan girl with the haunting green eyes. The mysterious Afghan girl whose direct gaze has intrigued the West for so long is Sharbat Gula. She lives in a remote region of Afghanistan with her husband and three daughters. Sharbat was located nearly two decades after her picture appeared on the cover of National Geographic magazine in 1985. She had no idea her face had become an icon, said Steve McCurry, the photographer who made the famous portrait for National Geographic in 1984, and who tried to find her again during many subsequent trips he made to Pakistan and Afghanistan. I was turning 24 years old, on the 21st of June 1985 when seeing her picture on the cover of National for the first time. I still own my original copy, now 24 years later. Although her name was not known, her picture, titled "Afghan Girl", appeared on the June 1985 cover of National Geographic. She was one of the world's most famous faces, yet no one knew who she was. Her image appeared on the front of magazines and books, posters, lapel pins, and even rugs, but she didn't know it. Now, after searching for 17 years, National Geographic has once again found the Afghan girl with the haunting green eyes. The mysterious Afghan girl whose direct gaze has intrigued the West for so long is Sharbat Gula. She lives in a remote region of Afghanistan with her husband and three daughters. Sharbat was located nearly two decades after her picture appeared on the cover of National Geographic magazine in 1985. She had no idea her face had become an icon, said Steve McCurry, the photographer who made the famous portrait ...all » I was turning 24 years old, on the 21st of June 1985 when seeing her picture on the cover of National for the first time. I still own my original copy, now 24 years later. Although her name was not known, her picture, titled "Afghan Girl", appeared on the June 1985 cover of National Geographic. She was one of the world's most famous faces, yet no one knew who she was. Her image appeared on the front of magazines and books, posters, lapel pins, and even rugs, but she didn't know it. Now, after searching for 17 years, National Geographic has once again found the Afghan girl with the haunting green eyes. The mysterious Afghan girl whose direct gaze has intrigued the West for so long is Sharbat Gula. She lives in a remote region of Afghanistan with her husband and three daughters. Sharbat was located nearly two decades after her picture appeared on the cover of National Geographic magazine in 1985. She had no idea her face had become an icon, said Steve McCurry, the photographer who made the famous portrait for National Geographic in 1984, and who tried to find her again during many subsequent trips he made to Pakistan and Afghanistan. «

I seen this broadcast a while ago and it's well worth the watch if you can find the complete thing.

There is a picture I want to post, that changed the world for me. It is absolutely horrific and shows the worse of man's inhumanity to man.

Just warning in advance...

Queen-Mise wrote: »

There is a picture I want to post, that changed the world for me. It is absolutely horrific and shows the worse of man's inhumanity to man.

Just warning in advance...

If it's that bad perhaps you should just link it rather than posting it inline?

Spore wrote: »

Fucking whore

:pac:

This picture is not any worse than the Palestinian Man and boy being killed a few pages back. This picture really makes me sick to the core.

This to me symbolises how war has changed in the last 20 years. Not saying by an means war is good - could you imagine Germany, Britain or the US doing this in the Great War or the Second World War.
Or maybe the change is modern media; digital photography can bring it straight to a screen in front of us almost instantuously.




The picture was taken in Mogadishu in Somalia.

Don't think this one has been posted up yet either...



"Take a good look at this picture. It's one of the most remarkable photographs ever taken. The tiny hand of a foetus reaches out from a mother's womb to clasp a surgeon's healing finger. It is, by the way, 21 weeks old, an age at which it could still be legally aborted. The tiny hand in the picture above belongs to a baby which is due to be born on December 28."

Queen-Mise wrote: »

This picture is not any worse than the Palestinian Man and boy being killed a few pages back. This picture really makes me sick to the core.

This to me symbolises how war has changed in the last 20 years. Not saying by an means war is good - could you imagine Germany, Britain or the US doing this in the Great War or the Second World War.
Or maybe the change is modern media; digital photography can bring it straight to a screen in front of us almost instantuously.




The picture was taken in Mogadishu in Somalia.

Is he still alive there?