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40 Of The Most Powerful Photographs Ever Taken

Posted: Thu May 31, 2012 3:07 pm
by wub

Re: 40 Of The Most Powerful Photographs Ever Taken

Posted: Thu May 31, 2012 3:17 pm
by wobbles
These are hard to get through

Re: 40 Of The Most Powerful Photographs Ever Taken

Posted: Thu May 31, 2012 3:19 pm
by Dead Rats
Good collection, no Thich Quang though.

Re: 40 Of The Most Powerful Photographs Ever Taken

Posted: Thu May 31, 2012 3:25 pm
by collige
Some good ones in there, but saying "most power ever taken" is a bit of a stretch imo. It's all about the Pulitzer winners:
http://www.pulitzer.org/bycat/Breaking-News-Photography
http://www.pulitzer.org/bycat/Feature-Photography

Re: 40 Of The Most Powerful Photographs Ever Taken

Posted: Thu May 31, 2012 3:32 pm
by jameshk
That was emotional :(

Re: 40 Of The Most Powerful Photographs Ever Taken

Posted: Thu May 31, 2012 3:33 pm
by dickman69
rough

Re: 40 Of The Most Powerful Photographs Ever Taken

Posted: Thu May 31, 2012 3:39 pm
by BonerJams04
thats beautiful

Re: 40 Of The Most Powerful Photographs Ever Taken

Posted: Thu May 31, 2012 3:58 pm
by PinUp
"tank man" has the biggest cojones of any man alive

Re: 40 Of The Most Powerful Photographs Ever Taken

Posted: Thu May 31, 2012 5:21 pm
by apecore
I CAN SEE UP HER SKIRT!

Re: 40 Of The Most Powerful Photographs Ever Taken

Posted: Thu May 31, 2012 5:33 pm
by d-T-r
^ all of the above ^

edit--wrote that before the skirt comment :lol:

Re: 40 Of The Most Powerful Photographs Ever Taken

Posted: Thu May 31, 2012 5:58 pm
by wormcode
collige wrote:Some good ones in there, but saying "most power ever taken" is a bit of a stretch imo. It's all about the Pulitzer winners:
http://www.pulitzer.org/bycat/Breaking-News-Photography
http://www.pulitzer.org/bycat/Feature-Photography
Yeah agree. I didn't notice Steve McCurry pics, he has some of the most powerful ones taken. www.stevemccurry.com
Not sure why that hockey riot one was put there, though the dog and koala ones win from that list imo.

Re: 40 Of The Most Powerful Photographs Ever Taken

Posted: Thu May 31, 2012 7:07 pm
by NickUndercover
The Harold Whitters one gave me goosebumps

Re: 40 Of The Most Powerful Photographs Ever Taken

Posted: Thu May 31, 2012 7:11 pm
by Ba-zinga
man, one thing that always strikes me on the tank man photo is the fact that he's holding fucking shopping bags. it shows he's just an ordinary nobody that was walking home from the grocery store, and saw the tanks, and instead of running like everyone else, just thought, "you know what? fuck this." it empowers me in a certain way that i can't explain. no one knew who this guy was, and i don't think anyone fucking cared, and he knew that. he was just a normal person, like you and me, that decided that one day he wasn't gonna tolerate all this bullshit anymore, and he didn't give a fuck who cared.

deep.

Re: 40 Of The Most Powerful Photographs Ever Taken

Posted: Thu May 31, 2012 7:20 pm
by legend4ry
Gorgeous photography, the list in the OP and the Steve mccurry ones.

Re: 40 Of The Most Powerful Photographs Ever Taken

Posted: Fri Jun 01, 2012 1:46 am
by mohan
This Chris Hondros (RIP) photo is the only thing that has ever made me cry at a gallery;
http://www.bjp-online.com/IMG/744/17074 ... 1303919242
Covered in her parents blood,

Re: 40 Of The Most Powerful Photographs Ever Taken

Posted: Fri Jun 01, 2012 1:49 am
by EliteLennon117
#23 had me bawling

Re: 40 Of The Most Powerful Photographs Ever Taken

Posted: Fri Jun 01, 2012 3:38 am
by dickman69
EliteLennon117 wrote:#23 had me bawling
i almost did... then i saw 36

Re: 40 Of The Most Powerful Photographs Ever Taken

Posted: Fri Jun 01, 2012 4:07 am
by RightOnTime27
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That Steve McCurry one is kinda heart melting

Re: 40 Of The Most Powerful Photographs Ever Taken

Posted: Fri Jun 01, 2012 10:08 am
by NilsFG
Reminded me of this picture:
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Re: 40 Of The Most Powerful Photographs Ever Taken

Posted: Fri Jun 01, 2012 10:43 am
by JimmaJamJamie
Ba-zinga wrote:man, one thing that always strikes me on the tank man photo is the fact that he's holding fucking shopping bags. it shows he's just an ordinary nobody that was walking home from the grocery store, and saw the tanks, and instead of running like everyone else, just thought, "you know what? fuck this." it empowers me in a certain way that i can't explain. no one knew who this guy was, and i don't think anyone fucking cared, and he knew that. he was just a normal person, like you and me, that decided that one day he wasn't gonna tolerate all this bullshit anymore, and he didn't give a fuck who cared.

deep.
Was literally just thinking exactly the same thing.

These are pretty rough.