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30 Photos That Changed the World

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  • normnorm Posts: 31,146
    Photos-That-Changed-the-World-30.jpg

    :)
  • keeponrockinkeeponrockin Posts: 7,446
    Really cool article!
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  • __ Posts: 6,651
    Maybe I'll post on the AET. I guess it's not just the politically-minded folks who would be interested. Sometimes I forget about the other forums. :oops: :)
  • WaveCameCrashinWaveCameCrashin Posts: 2,929
    wow great article scb.
    #25 is one of my all time favorites.Sharbat Gula (Pashto: شربت ګله, literally "Flower Sherbet") I have abunch of old Nat Geo's that were handed down to me and I have that issue. The identity of the Afghan Girl remained unknown for over 17 years. Steve McCurry( Photographer)and a crew travled back to afghanistan to find her and after several failed attempts they finally did by using using biometric technology which matched her iris patterns to those of the photograph with almost full certainty.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afghan_Girl
  • __ Posts: 6,651
    prfctlefts wrote:
    wow great article scb.
    #25 is one of my all time favorites.Sharbat Gula (Pashto: شربت ګله, literally "Flower Sherbet") I have abunch of old Nat Geo's that were handed down to me and I have that issue. The identity of the Afghan Girl remained unknown for over 17 years. Steve McCurry( Photographer)and a crew travled back to afghanistan to find her and after several failed attempts they finally did by using using biometric technology which matched her iris patterns to those of the photograph with almost full certainty.

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

    Interesting. I hadn't heard about the biometric iris matching bit. Here is an interesting National Geographic follow-up story from when they found her again and here is a video to go along with it, in case anyone's interested. Here's the picture of her as an adult:

    sharbat-gula.jpg
  • ByrnzieByrnzie Posts: 21,037
    Wasn't the photo of the raising of the flag on Iwo Jima a re-enactment?
  • gabersgabers Posts: 2,787
    Byrnzie wrote:
    Wasn't the photo of the raising of the flag on Iwo Jima a re-enactment?

    It was. The photographer wasn't there to catch the first raising. Still iconic though, if not spontaneous.
  • dpmaydpmay Posts: 643
    that's a cool story. i was thinking about that kent state photo last week when i heard some people talking about the 4oth anniversary.
  • Local CrewLocal Crew Posts: 745
    unfortunately the first photo was taken only 184 years ago. And it didn't even make the list???
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  • WaveCameCrashinWaveCameCrashin Posts: 2,929
    Again scb great post... All of those pics say so much about us. Where we were as a nation or a world at the time and what we have learned and what we have become.
  • Godfather.Godfather. Posts: 12,504
    my Grandfather was at Omaha Beach he said little but what he did say was chilling, great history shots.

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  • blackredyellowblackredyellow Posts: 5,889
    amazing pictures indeed
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  • ed243421ed243421 Posts: 7,673
    what the fuck have those pictures changed?
    they only tell me that we still love to be at war with anyone over oil, religion and money.
    they tell me that we still live under a murderous government which gets our innocent killed, while our armies murder the innocent in other countries.
    what has changed?
    i often ask myself why we can't have peace, instead we are constantly at war.
    sadly, i know the answer.
    peace is free.
    and war is a very big business.
    and we as a nation, as a species, do very little to change that.
    i look at those pictures and think of how i will teach my children why war, death, and murder happen so much in our every day lives.
    when will we change?
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  • weenieweenie Posts: 1,623
    Yes,"changed the world" is not really accurate. Had a "significant impact" is probably a more legitimate claim. But I enjoyed seeing them anyway. Especially the Ansel Adams photograph. Thanks for posting!
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  • cajunkiwicajunkiwi Posts: 984
    prfctlefts wrote:
    wow great article scb.
    #25 is one of my all time favorites.Sharbat Gula (Pashto: شربت ګله, literally "Flower Sherbet") I have abunch of old Nat Geo's that were handed down to me and I have that issue. The identity of the Afghan Girl remained unknown for over 17 years. Steve McCurry( Photographer)and a crew travled back to afghanistan to find her and after several failed attempts they finally did by using using biometric technology which matched her iris patterns to those of the photograph with almost full certainty.

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

    And on that note, didn't they find the couple kissing in Times Square recently?
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  • Jason PJason P Posts: 19,158
    That is a solid selection of photos. It was interesting to read that the photographer regretted taking the picture of the general executing the Viet Cong man. I'm glad I've never had to go to war . . .

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  • gimmesometruth27gimmesometruth27 St. Fuckin Louis Posts: 23,303
    thanks for posting these pics...pics are definitely worth 1000 words, especially in the context of historical events...
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  • Hugh Freaking DillonHugh Freaking Dillon Posts: 14,010
    ed243421 wrote:
    what the fuck have those pictures changed?
    they only tell me that we still love to be at war with anyone over oil, religion and money.
    they tell me that we still live under a murderous government which gets our innocent killed, while our armies murder the innocent in other countries.
    what has changed?
    i often ask myself why we can't have peace, instead we are constantly at war.
    sadly, i know the answer.
    peace is free.
    and war is a very big business.
    and we as a nation, as a species, do very little to change that.
    i look at those pictures and think of how i will teach my children why war, death, and murder happen so much in our every day lives.
    when will we change?

    I think when it is said "pictures (or images) that have changed the world", it doesn't necessarily mean in the literal sense, but in how humans in general view the world we live in. No, it may not change a situation instantly, but it can and has started a revolution just by showing the general public the truth.

    we won't ever change. we will get worse until we are extinct. and then the earth and animals will thrive on their own. assuming of course, there still IS an earth after we are through with it.
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  • ed243421ed243421 Posts: 7,673
    prfctlefts wrote:
    Again scb great post... All of those pics say so much about us. Where we were as a nation or a world at the time and what we have learned and what we have become.

    what have we learned?
    what have we become?
    what has changed?
    The whole world will be different soon... - EV
    RED ROCKS 6-19-95
    AUGUSTA 9-26-96
    MANSFIELD 9-15-98
    BOSTON 9-29-04
    BOSTON 5-25-06
    MANSFIELD 6-30-08
    EV SOLO BOSTON 8-01-08
    BOSTON 5-17-10
    EV SOLO BOSTON 6-16-11
    PJ20 9-3-11
    PJ20 9-4-11
    WRIGLEY 7-19-13
    WORCESTER 10-15-13
    WORCESTER 10-16-13
    HARTFORD 10-25-13









  • polaris_xpolaris_x Posts: 13,559
    ed243421 wrote:
    what have we learned?
    what have we become?
    what has changed?

    uhhh ... i can't recall all the pictures but the one with the naked girl in vietnam being napalmed was a huge turning point in the public conscience which ultimately led to the withdrawal of troops from there ... granted americans still like invading other countries but it had an impact then ... and some of those pictures of nature keyed the beginnings of the environmental movement ...

    but i do see your point in the grand scheme of things - we haven't made significant progress on a lot of the issues depicted in the pictures ...
  • __ Posts: 6,651
    ed243421 wrote:
    prfctlefts wrote:
    Again scb great post... All of those pics say so much about us. Where we were as a nation or a world at the time and what we have learned and what we have become.

    what have we learned?
    what have we become?
    what has changed?

    I think many people who saw these pictures gained empathy, perspective, wonder, scientific insight. But empathy is probably the biggie. Photographs are able to speak to us of the experiences of others in ways that news reports cannot.
  • haffajappahaffajappa British Columbia Posts: 5,955
    before i looked through i had guessed that tienenman square, the afghan girl, and the flag at iwo jima would be on there.

    great collection though, thanks for posting!!
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  • haffajappahaffajappa British Columbia Posts: 5,955
    scb wrote:

    I think many people who saw these pictures gained empathy, perspective, wonder, scientific insight. But empathy is probably the biggie. Photographs are able to speak to us of the experiences of others in ways that news reports cannot.
    yeah, like the Tienenman Square photo is fucking iconic... another crazy thing is how the guy disappeared. Still he had the courage to stand up like that is amazing.
    live pearl jam is best pearl jam
  • Brock SamsonBrock Samson Posts: 328
    Jason P wrote:
    That is a solid selection of photos. It was interesting to read that the photographer regretted taking the picture of the general executing the Viet Cong man.

    ever seen the video? i saw the flaming lips live a few years back and during one of their songs they had the video of the execution looped on a huge screen at the back of the stage.
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  • chimechime Posts: 7,839
    Read this article today. Some more info on 19 in the list

    http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-p ... 678478.stm
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  • SmellymanSmellyman Asia Posts: 4,524
    chime wrote:
    Read this article today. Some more info on 19 in the list

    http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-p ... 678478.stm

    thanks for sharing that...
  • __ Posts: 6,651
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    I just ran across the really interesting story of this picture and the woman in it. Turns out she was only 32 years old, and the story that has been told about her isn't really accurate.

    http://alteringlife.blogspot.com/2006/12/dorothea-lange-florence-owen-thompson.html
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