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Pictures That Changed The World

slorker.com — Slate magazine has a collection of Magnum photos which changed the world. Mostly doused in black and white gradients, these pictures feature significant historical incidents. Some of them, like the picture of the girl who grew up in a concentration camp are remarkably powerful reflections on our actions.

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  • ghee, on 02/19/2008, -44/+276This should be one of them:
    http://tinyurl.com/2vcf97
    • superPipo, on 02/19/2008, -14/+11Well played sir.
    • DrywallThief, on 02/19/2008, -6/+60I was expecting goatse.
      • MacSuxWindozSux, on 02/19/2008, -1/+13Then why did you click on it?
        • DrywallThief, on 02/20/2008, -1/+6Because I was expecting goatse.
    • suckmytuition, on 02/19/2008, -18/+13That's just sad. I want to see a more relevant 1st post.
    • glory, on 02/19/2008, -8/+3I can believable!
    • temugen, on 02/19/2008, -5/+6At first I laughed, but then I realized it was actually true. I agree. Suckmytuition, it actually is quite relevant when you think about it. I suppose you could say goatse is even more relevant. That has surely changed many lives.
    • AmandaQ, on 02/19/2008, -6/+1BWAH!!!!
    • digsuxx, on 02/19/2008, -7/+0this one also http://tinyurl.com/2wnhpo
    • daviejer, on 02/19/2008, -1/+2I feel ashamed for laughing at that
    • OwdenBowden, on 02/19/2008, -0/+1If you put more like the TS tank photo then yes it has the opportunity to "Change the World" but most of them do not do anything. Might want to re google and re do this post at it really is inaccurate.
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    • tcsucks, on 02/19/2008, -6/+2Buried for being a fad, NOT a historical moment of change. picard.jpg
    • Merp08, on 02/20/2008, -0/+1no you dint!
  • Picaroon, on 02/19/2008, -36/+1in b4 ***** or gtfo
    • StrangeFamous, on 02/19/2008, -0/+9HAI GAIS! I CAN REPEAT AN UNRELATED CATCHPHRASE!! LOOK AT ME! WOOOOOWOOOOWOOOWOOWOWOOOOOOO!
    • mikesbaker, on 02/19/2008, -0/+4go back to 4 chan
  • ryan83189, on 02/19/2008, -5/+60I think that the Tienanmen Square photo sums up the 20th/21st century very well.
    • mcool119, on 02/19/2008, -0/+29Or maybe what the 20th/21st centuries have sorely lacked. If there were more people like that in the world, it'd be such a better place.
    • cdigioia, on 02/19/2008, -0/+6Yeah, it sums up the amazing technological advancement, switches to democracy, increased education rates, rise of the US as the sole superpower, etc.../sarcasm

      It's a great photo, and a powerful event, but let's not get carried away and say it summarizes the intricacies of the entire last century...I'm gonna get dug down for saying this though, oh well.
    • sadilak, on 02/19/2008, -0/+15I am surprised that they did not have the photo of Kim Phuc
      http://www.vietnamwar.com/phanthikimphuc.htm



      • JavertHolmes, on 02/19/2008, -3/+1Amazing that you're being buried. I thought the exact same thing. I only wish there were meta-moderation at this site.
      • bosssmiley, on 02/19/2008, -1/+10...or the burning Vietnamese monk, Thich Quang 'crispy' Duc. Once seen, never forgotten.
        http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thich_Quang_Duc
        • tritiumpie, on 02/19/2008, -0/+3A powerful picture, yes... but I buried you for your "crispy" comment.
          • bosssmiley, on 02/20/2008, -1/+1I deserved that bury. I'm a bad person. :-(
      • wukillabee, on 02/19/2008, -4/+0Kim Phuc? as in Kim *****?
  • autitastic, on 02/19/2008, -2/+104Quite an overstated title really. Most of them aren't pictures that changed the world, but pictures of events that did. Also the commentary is absurd: The Sharpeville Massacre is talked about in terms of how they 'love the shot of the clouds'. Also, I was under the impression that the photo of the segregated water fountain the was that water is from the same source, but they seem to miss that too. Why don't you just link to the better original: http://todayspictures.slate.com/20070619/ ?
    • diggB, on 02/19/2008, -0/+4Agreed for the most part. The link to the original you gave is much, much better. However, some of the pictures DID change the world. The world's opinion of China was dramatically shaped by the photo of the lone man confronting the line of tanks in Tiananmen Square, for example. But, you're dugg, nevertheless.
      • autitastic, on 02/19/2008, -0/+2I agree, hence 'most of them'. Tiananmen was the one I was particularly thinking of.
  • HairyGrapeNuts, on 02/19/2008, -2/+18I was surprised that the famous picture of the Kent State shootings wasn't included.
  • greenblob, on 02/19/2008, -0/+14http://youtube.com/watch?v=YLWik2URcjI&feature=rel ...
    • fancyj, on 02/19/2008, -0/+8Makes you wonder what is blocked in a google search by our government. Very interesting video.
      • wastelander, on 02/19/2008, -0/+7Check out the Wikipedia entry for the Tiananmen Square Masacre.. the word "Massacre" has been removed for no good reason.. I wouldn't at all be suprised if Chinese government sock puppets weren't trying do a little white-washing of history in preparation for the olympics.
        I think the official team uniform for the united states should feature a picture of tank-man.
        http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Tiananmen_Square ...
        • wastelander, on 02/19/2008, -0/+4"Naming of incident
          In the Chinese language, the incident is most commonly known as the June Fourth Movement (simplified Chinese: 六四运动; traditional Chinese: 六四運動), the June Fourth Incident (Chinese: 六四事件), or colloquially, simply Six-four (June 4th) (Chinese: 六四).[citation needed] The nomenclature of the former is consistent with the customary names of the other two great protest actions that occurred in Tiananmen Square: the May Fourth Movement of 1919, and the April Fifth Movement of 1976. In some contexts, "June Fourth Movement" refers more generally to all the student and civil unrest which occurred throughout China, in addition to the events in Beijing and specifically Tiananmen Square. The government of the People's Republic of China has referred to the event as the Political Turmoil between Spring and Summer of 1989 (Chinese: 春夏之交的政治風波)."

          nope.. no massacre here.. move along now

          http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiananmen_Square_prot ...
    • antdude, on 02/19/2008, -1/+2Watch the whole documentary from http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/tankman/vi ... ... It was posted in Digg before: http://digg.com/security/Just_how_bad_is_Chinese_c ... ...
    • iNunchuk, on 02/19/2008, -0/+1With all that censure that the chinese government does - It makes you think what US government does with Fox.
  • Dysarthria, on 02/19/2008, -2/+65Only the last one (man in front of Chinese tank) really impacted the world.
  • Catbert107, on 02/19/2008, -3/+5I'm pretty sure that a lot of those weren't originally in black and white.

    Link to previous article with better pics http://www.digg.com/odd_stuff/Images_That_Changed_ ...
  • ieataquacrayons, on 02/19/2008, -3/+51No Viet Cong soldier being executed? This list is partial.
    • hamobu, on 02/19/2008, -0/+3Also the picture of Palestinian kid throwing a stone at a tank.
  • Lutremi, on 02/19/2008, -0/+40Here is a bigger (and better, imo) list:
    http://www.digitaljournalist.org/issue0309/lm_inde ...
  • Nougat, on 02/19/2008, -13/+36Goatse
    Lemonparty
    Tubgirl
    Last Measure
  • JAG731, on 02/19/2008, -1/+5Sadly, while these pictures and the people in them do represent some 'turning point', wars still exist. Prejudice still practiced. Senseless killings. Pain & suffering -- Nothing's changed.
  • deathtoartists, on 02/19/2008, -3/+1awesome!
  • TyrannousDotNet, on 02/19/2008, -6/+1http://www.flickr.com/photos/tyrannous/2253741421/

    my submission
  • suckmytuition, on 02/19/2008, -1/+3Pure courage:
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9-nXT8lSnPQ
    • BlackJackJester, on 02/19/2008, -0/+2Not sure if anyone else noticed, but I'm pretty sure I saw his testicles hanging out of his pant leg. That man had balls.
  • newsonfire, on 02/19/2008, -0/+2Thanks for pictures
  • SuspicionVandit, on 02/19/2008, -4/+8what about the picture of Lindsay Lohan not wearing underwear?
  • RangersWin, on 02/19/2008, -12/+2All of these are Photoshopped
  • willtrx, on 02/19/2008, -0/+22Tank Man FTW
  • 13AH, on 02/19/2008, -1/+1Yeah, these pictures didn't change anything- they just chronicled revolutions as they occurred.
  • Jokermx, on 02/19/2008, -0/+6The green eyes on that middle-east woman are breathtaking. I think I have the (relatively) new National Geographic issue where they picture her again, but she's in her 40's. The eyes are still amazing.
    • ThinkBox, on 02/19/2008, -0/+1My cousin has an original print of that - its breathtaking in person
    • bosssmiley, on 02/19/2008, -0/+3Afghan kid caption - "Spice must flow"
    • MaddieCakes, on 02/19/2008, -0/+1Yeah, I have the issue where they visit her again. She seemed pretty unaware of her fame, and wasn't too keen on getting photographed this time around.
    • BabyWookie, on 02/19/2008, -0/+1God... she's Afghani, not Middle Eastern.
  • luciferin, on 02/19/2008, -0/+11Is it just me or is the aspect ratio off on all of these pictures..?
    • johnn11238, on 02/19/2008, -0/+1GOD, that was really bugging me...
  • AndrewDB, on 02/19/2008, -0/+16Sorta surprised it forgot the photo of Thich Quang Duc, the Buddhist monk who immolated himself in protest on June 11th 1963.

    You can see that picture here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thich_Quang_Duc
  • slightlygifted, on 02/19/2008, -10/+3no lolcats=fail
  • noobifiggah, on 02/19/2008, -0/+33This picture should be on the list by far:
    http://vinpon.files.wordpress.com/2007/04/windowsl ...
  • hobiesailor, on 02/19/2008, -2/+3Imagine if these pictures were never seen. It makes me sick about what we don't know.
    • mikinurbook, on 02/20/2008, -0/+1Indeed. Although I typically see media outlets as biased, as the old cliche goes, pictures speak 1000 words...whether they're world changing events or not.
  • Mazerunakiken, on 02/19/2008, -1/+3The segregated water fountains. The sourse of water is not segregated. Why?
    • jawnboy, on 02/19/2008, -0/+1Because it had nothing to do with reality and was all about perception.
  • mempko, on 02/19/2008, -0/+5Hmm, what about all the awesome Vietnam pictures like the north viet con getting shot in the side of the head. Or the buddhist monk burning himself alive?
  • theskyisblue, on 02/19/2008, -0/+2"War never changes..."
  • monkeyboyhero, on 02/19/2008, -0/+6Nice pictures, but the comments underneath are completely facile.

    Example: "I would love to know the context of this slightly surrealistic picture. Is he sunbathing or protesting with his body? The placement of the body just in front of the demolishing tractor just makes it so ambiguous. Love the little kid in pink."

    Yeah, I understand why the photo thanks. Photos like these don't need a superfluous explanation, they speak for themselves. Why the author felt the need to explain the picture showing a black man drinking from a segregated water fountain is beyond me.
    • Coffeedemon, on 02/19/2008, -2/+1Because not everyone knows the history. He didn't trivialize it. You (might) be shocked but there are a lot of people who would see that picture and not know what its all about.
      • monkeyboyhero, on 02/19/2008, -0/+2The captions in italics under the photos very concisely explain what they are off. The author's comments are completely extraneous.
  • sonicularulus, on 02/19/2008, -0/+1amazing pictures.
    i miss the time of black and white pictures. now its all about desaturation.
  • FJRRulz, on 02/19/2008, -2/+11No Iwo Jima? Are you kidding me? This picture completely defined our nation's history during World War II!

    http://patriotpost.us/news/images/iwojima1.jpg
    • lysdexia, on 02/19/2008, -4/+5In what sense? Because the picture was a setup?
      • UNCCEJ1010, on 02/19/2008, -0/+2Who cares?
        The event still happened.
        Did any fewer marines sacrifice their lives just because someone decided after the fact "We should have photographed that"?
      • AC130Spectre, on 02/19/2008, -0/+0Read Flags of Our Fathers and then tell me it was a setup... just because they were changing the flags doesnt mean the entire situation was fabricated...
  • stark222000, on 02/19/2008, -0/+1exact same link as a few months ago...cuz it is a lighter color than all the other links it means ive clicked on it before
  • snikerdoodle, on 02/19/2008, -1/+0why would someone want to watch someone else's disgrace??
    that is just sick.
    • Viriatus2, on 02/19/2008, -0/+4because that's a way to learn from peoples mistakes
  • anarchytv, on 02/19/2008, -1/+11Sorry, couldn't resist. http://www.farfromneutral.com/exodus/wp-content/up ...
  • BigIrv21, on 02/19/2008, -2/+3Where is JFK Jr. saluting his dad?
  • nardo510, on 02/19/2008, -0/+3Man I dont think I would be brave enough to stop infront of all those tanks...
  • uziko, on 02/19/2008, -2/+4"Some of them, like the picture of the girl who grew up in a concentration camp are remarkably powerful reflections on our actions."

    That's funny I don't recall enslaving little girls.
    • Coffeedemon, on 02/19/2008, -1/+1And because noone (obviously thats not true but I don't think many of us commenting right now are guilty in that same sense) has done these horrible things in todays society we should forget that they did happen or try to understand what brought us to the point where they could happen? There's a nice quote about what happens when you ignore history.
  • birdly, on 02/19/2008, -2/+11Clearly, Tank Man was photoshopped in.

    Love and kisses,
    The Chinese Government
    • freedomwv, on 02/19/2008, -0/+0That sounds like something that Chinese government would say, but that man and what he did made the Red Chinese government stop and take a good hard look at itself.
  • SlyMm, on 02/19/2008, -1/+5Where is the Vietnamese girl running with her clothes napalmed off?
    • freedomwv, on 02/19/2008, -0/+0hay I was wondering that as well. That photo should have been included. That little girl made the whole world say, `oh my god what are we doing?`
  • AmandaQ, on 02/19/2008, -0/+1The segregated water fountain blows my mind. Yeah, I've seen it before--but I still can't believe it really happened like that...and not too long ago, either.
    • feenxfire, on 02/19/2008, -0/+1It wasn't very long ago, was it? What I find crazy is how the Republican party has been able to disguise and harness that racism in so short a period.
  • Tyrghast, on 02/19/2008, -1/+3An idiotic title for an idiotic list with captions written by an idiot.
  • SSFFilms, on 02/19/2008, -1/+1Anymore information on the little girl who drew "Home"
  • Trollmaster, on 02/19/2008, -6/+2Shopped... all of them
  • Skidmark66, on 02/19/2008, -2/+1hey this pictures are OUTSTANDING, sure, but they sure as ***** didn't change the world . .
    • StrangeFamous, on 02/19/2008, -1/+2The Tank Man photo had a huge impact on the outside world's perception of Communist China.
  • GhostyBoy, on 02/19/2008, -0/+2Jan Rose Kasmir and tank man are my ***** heroes.
    • janrose, on 02/22/2008, -0/+0I was very touched that you appreciated the photo of me at 17. I was and am a peace pilgrim. This was not just a photo op. Demonstrating was not enough, though. I spent over 10 years going into prisons and institutions, both juvenile and adult, to do support groups. In many ways I have tried to serve, and continue to do so. When the War in Iraq was looming, '03, I went to London and marched over 5 kilometers, even though I was on crutches. My voice comes directly from the heart.
      I am worried about this country. I have a 16 year old daughter, and I wonder about the world the is inheriting. Bush has made such a f*fking mess......it is up; to ALL of us to do whatever we can.
      I have a tough time knowing how to use the net to be heard better. I would appreciate any suggestions - help..
      Shalom,
      jan rose
    • janrose, on 02/22/2008, -0/+0I was very touched that you appreciated the photo of me at 17. I was and am a peace pilgrim. This was not just a photo op. Demonstrating was not enough, though. I spent over 10 years going into prisons and institutions, both juvenile and adult, to do support groups. In many ways I have tried to serve, and continue to do so. When the War in Iraq was looming, '03, I went to London and marched over 5 kilometers, even though I was on crutches. My voice comes directly from the heart.
      I am worried about this country. I have a 16 year old daughter, and I wonder about the world the is inheriting. Bush has made such a f*king mess......it is up; to ALL of us to do whatever we can.
      I have a tough time knowing how to use the net to be heard better. I would appreciate any suggestions - help..
      Shalom,
      jan rose
  • pharmakon, on 02/19/2008, -0/+1yeah, im going to have to agree with some others. these didn't so much change the world, but more so make us say "*****, this place is going to hell, and we can't stop it."

    hopefully we can, though.
  • kubedawg, on 02/19/2008, -1/+1http://ruliweb4.empas.com:8080/ruliboard/gup/img_l ...
  • Boing, on 02/19/2008, -1/+2***** list.
  • IronGoldfish, on 02/19/2008, -1/+1The last one always conjures up the sound of Buffalo Springfield's 'For What It's Worth'.
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