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

Feeky Magee · 2009-11-25 00:40:25

Iconic pictures are more effective then any story. Sometimes you see photographs that just take your breath away. The following photos; some famous, some infamous, did exactly that to me on first viewing. They will live on, as a permanent reminder of the events which caused them. Tienemen Square Protest: 9/11: Mai Lai…

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#2072 08-08-2012 9:34am

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Photos from the Mars Landing

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#2073 09-08-2012 11:36pm

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#2074 25-08-2012 10:35pm

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For the day that's in it

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#2075 26-08-2012 3:51am

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Three ordinary guys doing something extraordinary!

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#2076 26-08-2012 12:21pm

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Eoin wrote: »

For the day that's in it

Apparently 2 pictures of Buzz Aldrin there.

Surprisingly there are not many pictures of Neil Armstrong on the moon. Linky

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#2077 29-08-2012 9:23pm

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A very brave man August Landmesser

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_Landmesser

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#2078 03-09-2012 5:59pm

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#2079 04-09-2012 12:03am

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123 LC wrote: »

9/11 pic

Pretty sure that was proved to be a fake pic

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#2080 04-09-2012 12:06am

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Bassfish wrote: »

Pretty sure that was proved to be a fake pic

I think it's proven to be real, but there was a lot of discussion about their reactions. I'll do some checking into it.

Seemingly it is real - article here from the Guardian about it.

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#2081 04-09-2012 12:12am

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It's a genuine photo alright. Though the people depicted aren't necessarily "relaxing" as they are often accused.

One of the guys in the picture had this to say about it:

A snapshot can make mourners attending a funeral look like they're having a party.
Thomas Hoepker took a photograph of my girlfriend and me sitting and talking with strangers against the backdrop of the smoking ruin of the World Trade Center on September 11th. Earlier, she and I had watched the buildings collapse from my rooftop in Brooklyn and had made our way down to the waterfront. The Williamsburg Bridge was filled with hundreds of people, covered in dust, helping one another make their way onto the street. It was clear that people who ordinarily would not have spoken two words to each other were suddenly bound together, which I suppose must be a fairly common occurrence in the aftermath of a catastrophe.
We were in a profound state of shock and disbelief, like everyone else we encountered that day. Thomas Hoepker did not ask permission to photograph us nor did he make any attempt to ascertain our state of mind before concluding five years later that, "It's possible they lost people and cared, but they were not stirred by it." Had Hoepker walked fifty feet over to introduce himself he would have discovered a bunch of New Yorkers in the middle of an animated discussion about what had just happened. He instead chose to publish the photograph that allowed him to draw the conclusions he wished to draw, conclusions that also led Frank Rich to write, "The young people in Mr. Hoepker's photo aren't necessarily callous. They're just American." A more honest conclusion might start by acknowledging just how easily a photograph can be manipulated, especially in the advancement of one's own biases or in the service of one's own career.
Still, it was nice being described as a young person. I was forty at the time the photograph was taken.

More here: http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/culturebox/2006/09/its_me_in_that_911_photo.html

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#2082 04-09-2012 12:18am

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Bassfish wrote: »

Pretty sure that was proved to be a fake pic

No, it's legit.

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#2083 04-09-2012 1:33am

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Donny5 wrote: »

Bassfish wrote: »

Pretty sure that was proved to be a fake pic

No, it's legit.

Huh! Guess when you give it a good look they don't look all that jovial. Interesting pic in any case.

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#2084 04-09-2012 11:46am

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Bassfish wrote: »

Huh! Guess when you give it a good look they don't look all that jovial. Interesting pic in any case.

Well what else do you think people would be doing all day that day? They aren't going to have a look of permanent shock on their faces all day. If anything this photo portrays to me that no matter what happens, life goes on

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#2085 04-09-2012 1:05pm

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About the 9/11 pic I'll refer back to post #1712 on page 115 of this thread.

BeardyFunzo wrote: »

In response to the photo of the new yorkers 'casually' watching their city burn:

20 years ago my father died and when my sister returned to school about two weeks later two of her classmates came up to her and said:

'You must be glad your daddy died because you aren't crying'. This devastated my sister.

So if you think the people in that photo are arses, think to yourself- did you ever smile at a funeral? Did you crack a joke with a friend on the day those attacks happened?

Context is a wonderful thing, as well as being a s***ty thing to be taken out of.

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#2086 04-09-2012 10:13pm

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some random drunk wrote: »

It's a genuine photo alright. Though the people depicted aren't necessarily "relaxing" as they are often accused.

One of the guys in the picture had this to say about it:

More here: http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/culturebox/2006/09/its_me_in_that_911_photo.html

ya it's a real pic alright, and although it's surely obvious they aren't relaxing (why would they be??), just an interesting shot in my opinion, for me it shows how we, in the first world, just sit back and don't pay much heed to the horrible bombings and attacks that happen daily in other countries. (i know this is not what they were doing by the way, i had researched the pic before i posted it.) It's more of a symbolic photo really, and as @grimebox says, it shows that life just goes on. from the moment i saw it i thought it was obvious the people were'nt relaxing, why would the man in the front be crouched down like that if he were just chatting, he's clearly shocked.

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Life and death in Aleppo

From left to right: Issa Aiash, 30, father of three, his young brother Ahmed, 17, and Sheihk Mamoud, 42, father of a newborn son, laugh and joke as they clean their post Saturday. (Tracey Shelton - GlobalPost

A call comes through that a tank was spotted nearby. The men immediately grab weapons. (Tracey Shelton - GlobalPost)

Within seconds the tank blast has already hit. (Tracey Shelton - GlobalPost)

Debris and smoke fill the street around 30 meters back - covering me and the camera in dust. (Tracey Shelton - GlobalPost)

This man was the only survivor. (Tracey Shelton - GlobalPost)

He escaped with injuries. (Tracey Shelton - GlobalPost)

It took several minutes before the dust cleared enough to check for more survivors, but there was nothing we could do. (Tracey Shelton - GlobalPost)

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#2088 07-09-2012 10:16pm

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That tank blast photo has to be one of the most incredible and startling photos I've ever seen ... incredible and sad photo.

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#2089 07-09-2012 10:38pm

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I dont mean to sound like a complete hippy, but war is such a load of shyte. The above is just depressing. Imagine what that guy is going through...

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#2090 08-09-2012 12:18am

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Hogzy wrote: »

I dont mean to sound like a complete hippy, but war is such a load of shyte. The above is just depressing. Imagine what that guy is going through...

Imagine what he would have put someone else through with his gun if that tank hadn't of fired.

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#2091 08-09-2012 12:47am

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thecornflake wrote: »

Imagine what he would have put someone else through with his gun if that tank hadn't of fired.

Good point,
One of the guys does pick up an RPG, and when they hit tanks, it is a hellish experience for those inside the tank, with ammunition exploding and metal ricocheting around inside, its no easier a way to die that's for sure!

That is not to diminish what has happened to these guys, those photos are startling,
As you can see they haven't got a clue its actually happening, which in a way is comforting as they must have been dead before ever realising someone had actually fired a shot at them,

Its a cliche and it does indeed suck, but that's war, kill or be killed!
Very few in war have ever believed or known themselves to be the bad-guys, and these poor guys were just legitimate targets for the poor guys in the tank!

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If that evil scumbag of a president would just step down, none of these people would be killing each other.

I've a good friend who is from Syria and he is trying to join his brother who has already gone there to fight Assad's forces. I'm doing everything I can to convince him not to go, but he's determined. Pics like these scare me.

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Wow what an image that middle photo is :eek:

3 at the front probably killed instantly and the guy at the back probably no more than 15metres away walks away with a small cut to the arm .

Jesus just watch the video in the link below. Shows a typical day in Aleppo

http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/news/regions/middle-east/syria/120905/aleppo-video-bomb-attack-children-death-toll

Poor people and those kids - my God.

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#2094 08-09-2012 3:26pm

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I just can't look at dead kids - too upsetting. Got about 30 seconds in a stopped.

Horrible :'''(

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#2095 11-09-2012 8:27am

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Came across this in the summer, Co Leitrim.

Memorial garden (attached image)dedicated to Fr Mychal Judge, family originally from Keshcarrigan.

1st official victim of 9/11 attack.

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=74337214&postcount=1721

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#2096 12-09-2012 5:23pm

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Justice for the 96

I have put this image in to remind all about the disgraceful story that The Sun and its editor at the time (Kelvin MacKenzie)ran with after the disaster .
A article that still annoys and upsets today due to its disgraceful portrayal of fans supposedly to blame for the atrocity , and complete and utter lies about some fans attacking helpers and police yet there is never one photo or statement to support such allegations.
MODS: If this goes against the thread rules then please take it out .

repost for the day that's in it .

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#2097 18-09-2012 1:29am

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Leiva wrote: »

Wow what an image that middle photo is :eek:

3 at the front probably killed instantly and the guy at the back probably no more than 15metres away walks away with a small cut to the arm .

Jesus just watch the video in the link below. Shows a typical day in Aleppo

http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/news/regions/middle-east/syria/120905/aleppo-video-bomb-attack-children-death-toll

Poor people and those kids - my God.

It's a little known fact that Tracey Shelton who took that incredible video (and stills) cut her photographic teeth in Santa's Kingdom in Kildare.

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#2098 20-09-2012 12:26am

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Not quite earth shattering, but I think it fits best into this thread:

Story:
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/news-video/victim-takes-picture-of-his-own-murder/article601509/

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One-eyed thug Dale Cregan, suspected of shooting dead two unarmed female police officers in the UK.

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#2100 20-09-2012 12:38am

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Those Hillsborough pics freak me out, being crushed would be right up at the top of my worst ways to die, imagine how helpless those people felt.

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Just to lighten things up.

In case anyone saw the pictures and was worried about the duckings they were rescued

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