Photographs that Changed the World.

astasia · Post by **astasia** » Thu Apr 30, 2009 3:46 pm

http://photosthatchangedtheworld.com/ (Warning: Many of the images could be considered offensive/disturbing.)

Including:

Tiananmen Square.

Desegregation.

Nagasaki.

Migrant Mother.

Cirtur · Post by **Cirtur** » Thu Apr 30, 2009 3:55 pm

The middle two aren't in my opinion.

Lethal Interjection · Post by **Lethal Interjection** » Thu Apr 30, 2009 4:18 pm

Afghan girl and Napalm girl were both pretty big ones, too.

astasia · Post by **astasia** » Thu Apr 30, 2009 4:29 pm

Cirtur wrote:The middle two aren't in my opinion.

Why not?

Lethal Interjection wrote:Afghan girl and Napalm girl were both pretty big ones, too.

Those are both on the site.

Cirtur · Post by **Cirtur** » Thu Apr 30, 2009 4:31 pm

I don't think it is the photos that are the changing thing in the case of those two. I'm not really sure about the last one as well.

astasia · Post by **astasia** » Thu Apr 30, 2009 4:40 pm

Cirtur wrote:I don't think it is the photos that are the changing thing in the case of those two. I'm not really sure about the last one as well.

I think the photos are something that merely shed light on it.

The pictures stick with people and are able to change the consciousness of those who didn't witness the event themselves.

Lethal Interjection · Post by **Lethal Interjection** » Thu Apr 30, 2009 4:44 pm

astasia wrote:
Lethal Interjection wrote:Afghan girl and Napalm girl were both pretty big ones, too.
Those are both on the site.

I did browse the site. You think I would've just come up with those titles as descriptors (rather than "The one with the Vietnamese children running away from the napalm blasts in the background") just like that?

Anyways, I see where Cirtur is coming from. Often it is a group of photos, or something else that is the trigger, not so much the one photo they listed.
For example, other than perhaps the Ground Zero flag raising one, I wouldn't classify any 9/11 photo as world changing. In that case it was absolutely the video that was the influence.

Oldrac the Chitinous · Thu Apr 30, 2009 6:00 pm

I'm kind of surprised the Hindenburg Picture isn't on that list. You know the one:

Also, does it bother anyone else that, in the middle of all that brutality and suffering (and humanity!), the only picture that people felt we needed to be protected from by thumbnailing was the Playboy centerfold? 'cause it bothers me.

Cirtur · Post by **Cirtur** » Thu Apr 30, 2009 6:02 pm

THINK OF THE CHILDREN!

I know I do.

Post by **Edminster** » Thu Apr 30, 2009 6:18 pm

This one always makes my hair stand on end with the understanding of what it took to get.

Earthrise

Cirtur · Post by **Cirtur** » Thu Apr 30, 2009 6:32 pm

shopped. Everyone knows they just took a picture of the moon and then reversed it.

FengharTheNord · Post by **FengharTheNord** » Thu Apr 30, 2009 7:54 pm

darmit, the dang wubsite won't load for meh!

LordRetard · Post by **LordRetard** » Thu Apr 30, 2009 8:45 pm

LAST MISSION

smiley_cow · Post by **smiley_cow** » Thu Apr 30, 2009 9:52 pm

FengharTheNord wrote:darmit, the dang wubsite won't load for meh!

Same. It keeps telling the link is broken, but that would mean that so is the google search link. Mng

Post by **Edminster** » Thu Apr 30, 2009 10:23 pm

Yeah, it looks like the site is down.

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