Photos that shook the world

[Stephen Daidalus]

This one has become iconic of the gross abuses and human rights violations on the part of some US military personnel (and members of other agencies, reportedly) at Abu Ghraib Prison in Iraq. These were said to have taken place between 2003 and 2004.

I don't want to 'like' the image because there's nothing remotely likeable about it. But yeah. I think this one will be in all the history textbooks in 100 years.

 

[Epic Keith]

How about something happier?

How about something happier?

I read on Cracked that the woman didn't know the man was going to kiss her and fainted, explaining why her hands are limp.

 

[Anouck]

These pictures are quite disturbing

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World Press Photo 2013

This picture was made in Syria. I don't think it needs more explanation

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World Press Photo 2010

I saw this picture in an article about the abuse of women in Islamic countries. This woman, who is but a few years older than I am, wanted to divorce. Her husband cut her nose off.

 

[Crooksin]

Never moved, never uttered a word. Respect for his cause. (Protesting Buddist prosecution in Vietnam, 1963). One of the most powerful displays of human will I have ever seen.

Canadian troops being shipped off to Europe during WWII. Taken in British Columbia.

The Oka Crisis was a land dispute between a group of Mohawk people and the town of Oka, Quebec, Canada which began on July 11, 1990 and lasted until September 26, 1990. One person died as a result. The dispute was the first well-publicized violent conflict between First Nations and the Canadian government in the late 20th century.

The crisis developed from a local dispute between the town of Oka and the Mohawk community of Kanesatake. The town of Oka was developing plans to expand a golf course and residential development onto land which had traditionally been used by the Mohawk. It included pineland and a burial ground, marked by standing tombstones of their ancestors. The Mohawks had filed a land claim for the sacred grove and burial ground near Kanesatake, but their claim had been rejected in 1986.

American POW beheading by Japanese troops, WWII.

Hiroshima.

Uganda.






It really is true what they say, a picture is worth a thousand words.

 

[Epic Keith]

These pictures are quite disturbing

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World Press Photo 2010
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I saw this picture in an article about the abuse of women in Islamic countries. This woman, who is but a few years older than I am, wanted to divorce. Her husband cut her nose off.

It's a shame our men treat women like property and not giving them the rights they deserve.

 

[Rayven]

I've been trying to think of a photo that showed something really cool instead of something dreadful.

Here's one I thought of this morning:

"Earthrise"

This is the first picture of the earth taken by humans from space. It was taken in 1968 by the Astronauts on the Apollo 8 mission while they were orbiting the moon. Talk about a day that changed people's perspectives...

 

[Teritus]

New York construction workers 'lunching' on a crossbeam. Taken during the construction of the GE Building on September 29, 1932. Reported to have been on level 69. You would go far indeed to find a more apt occasion for the phrase 'don't look down'!

And of course this thread wouldn't be complete without it, a personal favourite subject of mine, the New York Times issuing a newspaper article the morning after Titanic had sunk. It was really something more like two and a half hours that it sank after colliding with the iceberg, and the actual death toll was 1500, give or take, though the headlines nonetheless shocked readers the world over.

 

[DrunkenMage]

Che Guevara​

 

[Joker]

Raising the Flag


Mount Suribachi isn't too much to behold. A mere 528 feet above sea level at its highest, the most seasoned mountaineers and rock climbers would only consider it a feat should they wish to have a view of the Pacific Ocean and surrounding island. In February, 1945, however, it was one of the most challenging obstacles to overcome during World War II and in the end, the battle on Iwo Jima would claim 6,812 American lives.

As the United States military strategically advanced in the Pacific to overtake Imperial Japanese forces, bombing runs into Tokyo from the Island of Saipan were proving to be a formidable challenge due to its incredible air defenses. It was decided that the Island of Iwo Jimo would need to be taken so the US would then be able to have P-51 Mustang fighter planes join up with the B-17 Flying Fortress sorties as escorts. On June 15, 1944, the US began routine bombing and shelling of Iwo Jima hoping to weaken the dug-in forces and in preparation of a land assault. This action undoubtedly pushed the Japanese to create an impressive network of tunnels, pill boxes, and gun nests throughout Mount Suribachi which, in the end, became the deadliest point on the island.

Waves of Marines--some 30,000 in the first rush of landing crafts--hit the Southern shores of Iwo Jima on February 19, 1945. Reinforcements steadily made their way to beach and the ensuing fight would become one of the most tragic in all of the Pacific Campaign. The tenacity and ingenuity of the Japanese proved to be a force nearly too difficult to handle but the US did not give up. After the Northern three quarters of the island was cut off from the forces inside Mount Suribachi, it was only a matter of time before American troops were able to overcome Imperial forces. Four days of near constant fighting seemed to weaken the Japanese enough to make a final push to claim the dormant volcano in the name of the United States. 2nd Battalion Commander Chandler Johnson called up 28th Marine, 5th Division Captain Dave Severance to lead a platoon to the peak of Mount Suribachi and hoist a flag should they reach the top alive.

 

[Teritus]

The famous photograph of an exuberant sailor kissing a swept-off-her-feet nurse in Times Square, New York.

Well this one needs no explanation.

 

[nordicowboy]

Talos help us all.......

 

[Docta Corvina]

New York construction workers 'lunching' on a crossbeam. Taken during the construction of the GE Building on September 29, 1932. Reported to have been on level 69. You would go far indeed to find a more apt occasion for the phrase 'don't look down'!

Every time I see that photo, I get dizzy just looking at it. I can't imagine sitting up there like that, let alone eating my lunch. Talk about a tummy in knots!

 

[Teritus]

Every time I see that photo, I get dizzy just looking at it. I can't imagine sitting up there like that, let alone eating my lunch. Talk about a tummy in knots!

It's surreal, isn't it? I initially thought that it was fake, that they had some sort of net or hard surface just below them, but it turns out that they are indeed real.

If the lunchtime one worries you, Docta, the afternoon nap that they took afterwards would be even more disturbing:

 

[Teritus]

The photographer wasn't exactly strapped in either. It boggles the mind. Almost a lack of fear when you think about it. Our health and safety rep would have a field day.

 

[Docta Corvina]

It's surreal, isn't it? I initially thought that it was fake, that they had some sort of net or hard surface just below them, but it turns out that they are indeed real.

If the lunchtime one worries you, Docta, the afternoon nap that they took afterwards would be even more disturbing:

Whoa...yeah, dizzy all over again. I'm wondering if and sorta hoping that they posed for that photo and didn't really fall asleep up there. Because, dang.

 

[Nocte Aeterna]

Shook the world, you say?

Well, if we're being literal here...

The San Francisco earthquake of 1906.

 

[Teritus]

Knew someone would use that pun, haha.

 

[Docta Corvina]

Being forced to watch all of the 9/11 coverage from home on the television because I was 8 months pregnant, I saw a lot of the same horrible footage as everyone else. But my grandfather was a firefighter for 33 years. Many of our friends were killed and we knew many more families that were affected by the act of terrorism.

This is the one image that stuck with me most after all this time:

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That's Father Mychal, one of the chaplains of FDNY, being carried out. When the towers were hit, he came to the scene then entered the lobby one of the towers to minister to those injured or dying. When the towers fell, he was killed. He's the first confirmed fatality of the attacks.

We have all seen thousands of images of the buildings themselves falling. This was the first image I saw that really drove home the true human element of the tragedy at the time.

This photograph was one of the first ones I encountered as well that showed the human element, and always strikes me when I see it. There's so much it says, in the composition and the subjects. The faces of the men carrying him, his face, the choking dust...it's heartbreaking and incredibly strong. This is one that will certainly endure as an iconic image of this century. And for good reason.

I actually watched a documentary on Father Mychal Judge on Netflix, called "Saint of 9/11". I found it to be very interesting, well done, and it gives a more personal look at who he was and what motivated him until his last moments. He's a fascinating figure and an uplifting one. I encourage everyone to watch it, depressing as it is and can be. His was a message of love and hope, and I think that's what we have to come away with.

 

[Teritus]

I hope that this thread hasn't been completely forgotten about!

This photo will take some bit of explaining, though I'm sure the other football (er, soccer) fans on here will find it familiar. It dates back to 1953, at an international game between England (the home side) and Hungary.

England were of course the creators of the game, they'd never previously lost an international game on home soil. They were considered clear favourites as the match was dubbed 'the Match of the Century' and it did indeed live up to its name.

Only minutes after kickoff did the Hungarians score the opener, and the rest of the game continued in the same vein. The final score was 6-3 in favour of Hungary, as England were simply demolished. They proved to be tactically, technically and physically superior to the English team. Their movement off the ball, the continuous swapping of positions, playing little give-and-goes, all things which are now commonplace in the modern game, had never been witnessed let alone carried out before. They had invented all sorts of bizarre yet extremely effective formations and positions which were completely alien to England, as the English players often found themselves unaware of who to mark or where to go at any given time.

The Hungarian captain and star player, Ferenc Puskas (pictured above right), who has now gone into the annals of footballing history (rightly so too), is famous for his drag-back goal which completely bemused the England Captain Billy Wright. A writer from the Times later described it as 'a fire truck going to the wrong fire'.

I hope I didn't ramble on too long. It also holds a little extra meaning for me since my girlfriend is Hungarian.

 

[Teritus]

I found a video of that goal as well.