Top 100 Most Influential Photos Ever Taken
The famous TIME magazine has just released a list of 100 most influential pictures ever taken. And a team of competent specialists ranging from curators and historians to photo editors from around the world gathered to make this list worth seeing.
“There is no formula that makes a picture influential,” say the editors. “Some images are on our list because they were the first of their kind, others because they shaped the way we think. And some made the cut because they directly changed the way we live. What all 100 share is that they are turning points in our human experience.”
“The best photography is a form of bearing witness, a way of bringing a single vision to the larger world.” And here we bring 21 of these powerful shots to you. For the rest of the list and detailed descriptions of the stories behind them head over to TIME website.
#1 The Terror Of War, Nick Ut, 1972
Image source: Nick Ut
#2 The Burning Monk, Malcolm Browne, 1963
Image source: Malcolm Browne
#3 Starving Child And Vulture, Kevin Carter, 1993
Image source: Kevin Carter
#4 Lunch Atop A Skyscraper, 1932
Image source: Unknown
#5 Tank Man, Jeff Widener, 1989
Image source: Jeff Widener
#6 Falling Man, Richard Drew, 2001
Image source: Richard Drew
#7 Alan Kurdi, Nilüfer Demir, 2015
Image source: Nilüfer Demir
#8 Earthrise, William Anders, NASA, 1968
Image source: William Anders
#9 Mushroom Cloud Over Nagasaki, Lieutenant Charles Levy, 1945
Image source: Lieutenant Charles Levy
#10 V-J Day In Times Square, Alfred Eisenstaedt, 1945
Image source: Alfred Eisenstaedt
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