Wednesday, August 22, 2007

52 influential photographs

They say a picture speaks a thousand words; I agree. The power of photography is that it captures a moment ready to be forgotten the second the shot is taken.

This list isn't an official list, nor is it 100% accurate, really. Some of the pictures didn't do much for me, while others literally made me gasp.

Judge for yourselves. Here.

N.
"A true photograph need not be explained, nor can it be contained in words."

3 comments:

Ammaro said...

some very, very strong photos in there... thanks.

moe said...

I love the one with the mercury poisoned girl... very striking.

Tag complete.

Anonymous said...

In a certain sense, the picture you have of the Afghan girl reminds me so much of the haunted look on the faces of newcomer domestic maids to Kuwait.