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LOThis haunting photograph was taken in 1993 in Sudan by South African photojournalist Kevin Carter, while covering the devastating famine.
The image shows a severely malnourished young girl collapsed on the ground, with a vulture lurking behind her.
After the photo was published in The New York Times, it sparked global outrage. Many people questioned the fate of the child and why the photographer did not help her.
Carter later explained that journalists were forbidden from touching the children due to the risk of disease, and that the girl eventually made her way to a nearby aid center on her own.
The photograph won the Pulitzer Prize in 1994.
However, the psychological pressure caused by capturing this image and the intense public reaction deeply affected Kevin Carter—pressures he could not endure, ultimately leading him to take his own life.
Some accounts also claim that, in a bitter reaction to the photo, someone once told him:
“There were two vultures that day—one in the picture, and one behind the camera.” #History #HistoricalPhoto #Photojournalism #TrueStory #RealStory PulitzerPrize Humanity Ethics. Please support 🤍
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