"It's never been easier to take photos...

[handmade34]

or harder to capture ones that matter."

"Pictures That Change History: Why the World Needs Photojournalists"

http://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2013/12/pictures-that-change-history-why-the-world-needs-photojournalists/282498/

[bonniebgood]

1. This photo reminds me of the police turning fire hoses on the

Birmingham AL freedom marchers. No difference.

[Nitram]

5. I beg to differ.

The woman in the photograph would have full access to a good lawyer and the rule of law after the incident. African-American marchers in Birmingham were likely to get best up in jail (or worse) and denied access to the justice system.

[Solly Mack]

2. K&R

[brer cat]

3. This one will remain in my mind and heart forever.

by activist and photographer Taslima Akhter.

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Thank you for this thread. K&R

[handmade34]

4. tells a thousand words...

and endless emotions…

[alfredo]

7. These stayed with me. Explicit images

Both reinforce my feelings toward war.

Iraq. US troops open fired on a family, killing all but this girl.


Girl dead in rubble after Israelis bombed her house in Gaza.


They called him"Sparky."

[brer cat]

8. Heartbreaking, alfredo.

I think pictures can be a far more powerful war "repellent" than any words. Only someone totally heartless could fail to be moved by pictures like these. Unfortunately too many warmongering members of congress manage to avert their eyes.

[alfredo]

9. She had it coming, she's a Muslim

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[ohheckyeah]

6. Just think....

before photography most people couldn't afford an image of a loved one. If they didn't have someone who could paint or draw they had to pay someone to paint a portrait.