1. Afghan Girl [1984]
Photographer: Steve McCurry
This is a picture of a girl from Afghanistan, this picture was taken by the National Geographic photographer Steve McCurry. Sharbat Sugar is one of the girls at the informal school in the refugee camp in Afganistan. Afghan women very rarely given the opportunity to take pictures, but Steve was able to seize opportunities and capture its image. At that time Sharbat was aged 12 years and become the cover of National Geographic next year, and her identity was found in 1992.
Afgan Girl by Steven Mccurry
2. Omayra Sánchez [1985]
Photographer: Frank Fournier
Omayra Sánchez was one of the victims of the 25,000 people who died from the volcano Nevado del Ruiz (Colombia) which erupted on November 14, 1985. Omayra age at that time 13 years, she has been trapped in water and concrete for 3 days. The picture was taken shortly before she died and it caused controversy because the photographers and the Colombian government is not acting in the midst of tragedy, when the photo was published around the world after the death of Omayra.
Omayra Sanchez by Frank Fournier
3. Portrait of Winston Churchill [1941]
Photograph from: Yousuf Karsh
This photo was taken by Yousuf Karsh, a Canadian photographer, when Winston Churchill came to Ottawa. Portrait of Churchill brought Karsh international fame. This is claimed as the most reproduced photographic portrait in history. This also appears on the cover of Life magazine.
Winston Churcill by Yousuf Karsh
4. The plight of Kosovo refugees [1999]
Photographer: Carol Guzy
This photo is part of The Washington Post in Pulitzer Prize winning entry (2000) shows how a Kosovo refugee Agim Shala, 2 years, when passed through a barbed wire fence into the hands of grandparents at a camp run by United Arab Emirates in Kukës, Albania. Shala family members were reunited here after fleeing from the conflict in Kosovo.
The plight of Kosovo refugees by Carol Guzy
5. Stricken child crawling towards a food camp [1994]
Photographer: Kevin Carter
This photograph is the best picture version of “Pulitzer Prize” which was taken in 1994 during the Sudan Famine. This photograph shows a child crawling towards a food camp of the United Nations, which is located one kilometer away. Vulture bird waiting he child to die so that the child can be eaten. This photo was surprised the whole world. No one knows what happened to the child, including the photographer Kevin Carter who left the place immediately after the photo was taken. Three months later he committed suicide because of depression.
Stricken child crawling towards a food camp by Kevin Charter
6. Segregated Water Fountains [1950]
Photographer: Elliott Erwitt, Magnum Photos
This photo illustrates the separate water fountains between the white and colored, the photos showed a black man in the water fountain. It is clear that differences skin is a major problem in these places.
Segregated Water Fountains by Elliott Erwitt magnum photos
7. Burning Monk – The Self-Immolation [1963]
Photographer: Malcolm Browne
June 11, 1963, Thich Quang Duc, a Buddhist monk from Vietnam, burned himself to death at a busy intersection in downtown Saigon to bring attention to the repressive policy of the Catholic Diem regime that controlled the South Vietnamese government at that time. The monks asked the regime to lift the ban on the traditional Buddhist flag, Buddhism is also asking the same rights as Catholics, to carry out their religious teachings, and stop holding the Buddha to spread their religion.
The Self Immolation by Malcolm Browne
8. Bliss [2000]
Photographer: Charles O’Rear
Bliss is the title of a photograph of a landscape in Napa County, California, east of Sonoma Valley. It contains rolling green hills and blue sky with stratocumulus and cirrus clouds. Images used as the default computer wallpaper for “Luna” theme in Windows XP, Windows XP inspired by these photos. This photo was taken by a professional photographer Charles O’Rear, residents of St. Helena in Napa County, for digital-design company HighTurn. O’Rear has also taken photographs of Napa Valley in May 1979 for National Geographic Magazine article Napa, Valley of the Vine. O’Rear also received revenues of U.S. $ 200 million from advertising campaign “Yes You Can”.
Bliss by Charles O'Rear
9. The Triangle Shirtwaist Fire [1911]
Photographer: International Ladies Garmet workers Union
Photograph of corpses in the Triangle Shirtwaist Company. Company rules keep the doors closed for the factory workers (mostly immigrant women) so They’re not leaving jobs or stealing. When the fire burned the factory, inevitable disaster happened. 146 people died on that day.
The Triangle Shirtwaist Fire by International Ladies Gamet workers Union
10.Karl Max
Photographer: Unknown
Karl Heinrich Marx (Trier, Germany, May 5, 1818 – London, March 14, 1883) was a philosopher, political economist and social theory from Prussia. Although Marx wrote about many things during his lifetime, he was best known for his analysis of history, especially about class warfare and also Marxism that He made.
Karl Marx by unknown
Photographer: Steve McCurry
This is a picture of a girl from Afghanistan, this picture was taken by the National Geographic photographer Steve McCurry. Sharbat Sugar is one of the girls at the informal school in the refugee camp in Afganistan. Afghan women very rarely given the opportunity to take pictures, but Steve was able to seize opportunities and capture its image. At that time Sharbat was aged 12 years and become the cover of National Geographic next year, and her identity was found in 1992.
Afgan Girl by Steven Mccurry2. Omayra Sánchez [1985]
Photographer: Frank Fournier
Omayra Sánchez was one of the victims of the 25,000 people who died from the volcano Nevado del Ruiz (Colombia) which erupted on November 14, 1985. Omayra age at that time 13 years, she has been trapped in water and concrete for 3 days. The picture was taken shortly before she died and it caused controversy because the photographers and the Colombian government is not acting in the midst of tragedy, when the photo was published around the world after the death of Omayra.
Omayra Sanchez by Frank Fournier3. Portrait of Winston Churchill [1941]
Photograph from: Yousuf Karsh
This photo was taken by Yousuf Karsh, a Canadian photographer, when Winston Churchill came to Ottawa. Portrait of Churchill brought Karsh international fame. This is claimed as the most reproduced photographic portrait in history. This also appears on the cover of Life magazine.
Winston Churcill by Yousuf Karsh4. The plight of Kosovo refugees [1999]
Photographer: Carol Guzy
This photo is part of The Washington Post in Pulitzer Prize winning entry (2000) shows how a Kosovo refugee Agim Shala, 2 years, when passed through a barbed wire fence into the hands of grandparents at a camp run by United Arab Emirates in Kukës, Albania. Shala family members were reunited here after fleeing from the conflict in Kosovo.
The plight of Kosovo refugees by Carol Guzy5. Stricken child crawling towards a food camp [1994]
Photographer: Kevin Carter
This photograph is the best picture version of “Pulitzer Prize” which was taken in 1994 during the Sudan Famine. This photograph shows a child crawling towards a food camp of the United Nations, which is located one kilometer away. Vulture bird waiting he child to die so that the child can be eaten. This photo was surprised the whole world. No one knows what happened to the child, including the photographer Kevin Carter who left the place immediately after the photo was taken. Three months later he committed suicide because of depression.
Stricken child crawling towards a food camp by Kevin Charter6. Segregated Water Fountains [1950]
Photographer: Elliott Erwitt, Magnum Photos
This photo illustrates the separate water fountains between the white and colored, the photos showed a black man in the water fountain. It is clear that differences skin is a major problem in these places.
Segregated Water Fountains by Elliott Erwitt magnum photos7. Burning Monk – The Self-Immolation [1963]
Photographer: Malcolm Browne
June 11, 1963, Thich Quang Duc, a Buddhist monk from Vietnam, burned himself to death at a busy intersection in downtown Saigon to bring attention to the repressive policy of the Catholic Diem regime that controlled the South Vietnamese government at that time. The monks asked the regime to lift the ban on the traditional Buddhist flag, Buddhism is also asking the same rights as Catholics, to carry out their religious teachings, and stop holding the Buddha to spread their religion.
The Self Immolation by Malcolm Browne8. Bliss [2000]
Photographer: Charles O’Rear
Bliss is the title of a photograph of a landscape in Napa County, California, east of Sonoma Valley. It contains rolling green hills and blue sky with stratocumulus and cirrus clouds. Images used as the default computer wallpaper for “Luna” theme in Windows XP, Windows XP inspired by these photos. This photo was taken by a professional photographer Charles O’Rear, residents of St. Helena in Napa County, for digital-design company HighTurn. O’Rear has also taken photographs of Napa Valley in May 1979 for National Geographic Magazine article Napa, Valley of the Vine. O’Rear also received revenues of U.S. $ 200 million from advertising campaign “Yes You Can”.
Bliss by Charles O'Rear9. The Triangle Shirtwaist Fire [1911]
Photographer: International Ladies Garmet workers Union
Photograph of corpses in the Triangle Shirtwaist Company. Company rules keep the doors closed for the factory workers (mostly immigrant women) so They’re not leaving jobs or stealing. When the fire burned the factory, inevitable disaster happened. 146 people died on that day.
The Triangle Shirtwaist Fire by International Ladies Gamet workers Union10.Karl Max
Photographer: Unknown
Karl Heinrich Marx (Trier, Germany, May 5, 1818 – London, March 14, 1883) was a philosopher, political economist and social theory from Prussia. Although Marx wrote about many things during his lifetime, he was best known for his analysis of history, especially about class warfare and also Marxism that He made.
Karl Marx by unknown
