The Burning Monk, Malcolm Browne, 1963

The war-torn Southeast Asian nation after Associated Press photographer Malcolm Browne captured the image of Thich Quang Duc immolating himself on a Saigon street. Browne had been given a heads-up that something was going to happen to protest the treatment of Buddhists by the regime of President Ngo Dinh Diem. I chose this picture because i like how everyone is just minding their own when there is someone burning alive.

 

Falling Man, Richard Drew, 2001

The photo, taken by Richard Drew in the moments after the September 11, 2001, attacks, is one man’s distinct escape from the collapsing buildings, a symbol of individuality against the backdrop of faceless skyscrapers. On a day of mass tragedy, Falling Man is one of the only widely seen pictures that shows someone dying.  I chose this picture because it describes what people were thinking of doing and what some did out of fear.

 

Kent State Shootings, John Paul Filo, 1970

 

 

 

The shooting at Kent State University in Ohio lasted 13 seconds. When it was over, four students were dead, nine were wounded, and the innocence of a generation was shattered. The demonstrators were part of a national wave of student discontent spurred by the new presence of U.S. troops in Cambodia. I chose this picture because it show the emotion of a horrible tragedy.