40 of the most powerful photos ever taken

[TarJak]

Originally Posted by JU_88

@Tarjak and Tribesmen, yes admitadly the selection in biast, there are more powerful photos out there that we know of, Im guessing they wanted to go for powerful without the 'shocking' and 'depressing' so burning monks and children have obviously been excluded.

To be fair to the author though, the title is "40 of the most" not "The top 40 most"

Fair enough Francis. I just get a bit cynical when so called "news" outlets drop out of reporting and into opinion forming. This is probably one of the more harmless examples.

[Rockstar]

Well if im gonna get choked up over a photo. Then this should be included too to make it 41 most powerful photos

[JU_88]

Originally Posted by Rockstar

Well if im gonna get choked up over a photo. Then this should be included too to make it 41 most powerful photos

Thats from South Park isnt it? or am i getting mixed up with the one of Tom Cruise?

[TFatseas]

I'm sorry, but many of those pictures just don't belong.

[JU_88]

No need to apologise, I didn't choose them.

[Osmium Steele]

Originally Posted by TLAM Strike

Also they had the photo of the Earth from Apollo 8 but not Aldrin saluting the flag from Apollo 11.

And they almost never show that photo as taken. The horizon should be vertical.

[gimpy117]

Originally Posted by Rockstar

Well if im gonna get choked up over a photo. Then this should be included too to make it 41 most powerful photos

whaleziak no!

[HunterICX]

Originally Posted by Takeda Shingen

I found the one with the dog sitting by the grave of his owner particularly moving.

Aye,
can't have a men's friend to be more loyal then that.
also found the one where the dog is reunited with the owner in Japan 2011 also quite moving.

HunterICX

[Kongo Otto]

Originally Posted by TLAM Strike

I see a photo from Operation Overlord made it in but why didn't the flag raising on Mount Suribachi make it in?

Overlord is known at the whole planet, but how many people would now Mount Suribachi? Maybe some would now the Names of the Major battles of the PTO, but i'm not even sure about that.
Same goes for the Korean war, ask some of your friends about battles like Triangle Hill, Bowling Alley, Heartbreak Ridge (be sure most will only know a Clint Eastwood movie) Operation Killer or Outpost Harry.
Most of them maybe know the Battle of the Chosin Reservoir... i'm sure you get the point.