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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region Forums40 Of The Most Powerful Photographs Ever Taken
A moving collection of iconic photographs from the last 100 years that demonstrate the heartbreak of loss, the tremendous power of loyalty, and the triumph of the human spirit. Warning: Some of these will make you weep.Tanisha Blevin, 5, holds the hand of fellow Hurricane Katrina victim Nita LaGarde, 105, as they are evacuated from the convention center in New Orleans.
Harold Whittles hears for the first time ever after a doctor places an earpiece in his left ear.
"Wait For Me Daddy," by Claude P. Dettloff, October 1, 1940: A line of soldiers march in British Columbia on their way to a waiting train as five-year-old Whitey Bernard tugs away from his mother's hand to reach out for his father. (H/t Jodi P)
Many more:
http://www.buzzfeed.com/expresident/most-powerful-photographs-ever-taken
Some of these did make me cry.......
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40 Of The Most Powerful Photographs Ever Taken (Original Post)
Are_grits_groceries
Jun 2012
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hlthe2b
(102,331 posts)1. This is poignant...
Sisters pose for the same photo three separate times, years apart.
hlthe2b
(102,331 posts)2. Oh and then there was this... I remember it well.
A dog named "Leao" sits for a second consecutive day at the grave of her owner, who died in the disastrous landslides near Rio de Janiero on January 15, 2011.
closeupready
(29,503 posts)11. Yes, that was the most moving for me.
handmade34
(22,757 posts)3. rec
extremely powerful...
Mr Dixon
(1,185 posts)4. Very Nice
Very touching
Tommy_Carcetti
(43,189 posts)5. A couple I might add:
An eight year old Haitian boy is pulled from a rubble after the 2010 earthquake, smiling and arms extended, as if to embrace life anew.
President Obama sitting on the same bus where Rosa Parks had decades earlier refused to give up her seat because she was black.
mcar
(42,366 posts)9. These are two great ones as well
All incredible photos and just a reminder of how important photography has been to modern history.
Thanks.
teddy51
(3,491 posts)6. Thanks for posting, some of those Pics are incredible.
lpbk2713
(42,766 posts)7. For juxtaposition ...
America's worst President ever at one of his
own personal most failing moments ever.
RufusTFirefly
(8,812 posts)12. Back at ya
"Did I have four shots, or five, of Jack already today?"
truebrit71
(20,805 posts)8. Wow...those are some excellent photos...
...tough to pick out the 'best', but I think the picture of the female soldier hugging her daughter affected me the most...will that and the Aussie firefighter helping the Koala...
Uncle Joe
(58,389 posts)10. Kicked and recommended.
Thanks for the thread, grits.
TomClash
(11,344 posts)13. A Few More
lamp_shade
(14,841 posts)14. Thank you. That was an emotional trip. n/t