Hunger

[donnashuggy]

My favourite pic today

Please share 

[raptor_rebooted]

The Pulitzer Prize winning image shows a girl who was exhausted and taking a break while on her way to a feeding center. Kevin Carter took about 20 minutes to get the shot of the vulture and the baby in focus without scaring off the vulture. In that time, Kevin Carter was moved so much at what had transpired that he later took his own life.

The photograph was sold to The New York Times where it appeared for the first time on March 26, 1993 as ‘metaphor for Africa’s despair’.

[the*scarlet*pimpernel]

he watched the poor little kid for 20 minutes just to get a photo???????

[serendipityricho · Accepted solution]

Donna-that first pic on this thread should be shown on the walls -while

folk are grazing on the $525.00 feed at those ..Fat Duck places...................Richo.

[donnashuggy]

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@serendipityricho wrote:

Donna-that first pic on this thread should be shown on the walls -while

folk are grazing on the $525.00 feed at those ..Fat Duck places...................Richo.

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You wouldn't get a job as a marketing manager richo lol

[raptor_rebooted]

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@the*scarlet*pimpernel wrote:

he watched the poor little kid for 20 minutes just to get a photo???????

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i should've posted the whole story:

Carter reported taking the picture, because it was his "job title", and living. He was told not to touch the children for fear of transmitting disease.  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_Carter

[vicr3000]

And photographers should not insert themselves into the photo or environment. if they do it once, why not every time ?

Hence photos of disasters when some might say they should help.

[lionrose.7]

If he was so affected way did he not help the kid get to the centre instead of waiting for a bloody Vulture !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[polksaladallie]

More like he was scared of contracting a disease.

Nothing would have stopped me from scooping up that child (BTW it was not a baby) and taking him/her to safety.

[raptor_rebooted]

More like he was scared of contracting a disease.

i think you misunderstood.

it was the child with weak immune system.

he would have been vaccinated.