Saddest picture of the century-vulture waiting child to die
Nits | Dec 25, 2009 | 31 comments
Pulitzer Prize winning photograph in Sudan by Kevin Carter.
In March 1993 Kevin Carter made a trip to southern Sudan and took this photograph. The picture would later bring him the Pulitzer prize, but also death. The girl had stopped to rest while struggling to reach the refugee camp, nearby a vulture is waiting her to die. It is a horrific picture that gave people a true look at the dire condition in Sub-Saharan Africa. Kevin then came under a lot of scrutiny for spending over 20 minutes setting up the photo instead of helping the child. Three months after taking the photo, he committed suicide.
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Hey, Dooley and everyone else that critisizes the photographer… Everyone of you, that has lived some situations and can think rightfuly about some matters in life, would know that everyone, in a crisis, at your work, or every situation in life has certain responsibilities. In these problematic countries, there are certain organizations that are helping all those suffering people. But you, me, everyone that lives in the comfort of his house, has a paying job and can afford his montly living, wouldn’t know the size of the problem there, if people like the photographer would leave the camera and started helping the children. If there weren’t any people with those responsibilities, you wouldn’t even critisize these situations, thus, wouldn’t have the ability to help via your telephone, your banking account, your cellar etc. Apart of all these, do you think that this photographer has any medical experience, whatsoever? We all are aware of Malaria and AIDS, but are you sure that only those “plagues” are along these countries? I don’t think so. So, before critisizing again, THINK.
Sorry but this child would have died with or without the help of Carter.
Whether he was there or not doesn’t change the outcome.
It’s the same argument for Wildlife photographers, everyone asking why they don’t help the poor stricken animal. Being a photographer is to tell a story or moment, not to change it with outside influence.
Had he not been there she’d have still died without the knowledge this picture changed alot of people’s perception.
Just a shame he committed suicide. Those stating he deserved it are idiots. Sitting in front of a comfy PC, bashing someone who took a picture that changed the world?
He did not commit suicide 3 months later. he committed suicide many years later due to being broke as fuck as his suicide note states, the images he witnessed in africa did bring him much heart ache and depression, including the first photos of execution by necklacing, (wicked, look it up) but were not the main cause. He did help that child btw, he scared away the bird before he left and gave the child some candy in his pocket.
i feel tears coming to my eyes at this picture. the bird, just waiting. the poor child. omg
What is wrong with these people who criticized the photographer? If it were not for his picture we would never have an idea of dire the situation is over there. How about we criticize ourselves for allowing these atrocities to keep going unmitigated? How about instead of criticizing a man to death we open out wallets and give to the charities that can actually save a child like this?
So… the child was starving, didn’t have food and wanted to live, and this guy had everything and committed suicide – pathetic.
It doesnt matter quite frankly if this child was going to die with or without his help. I would love to be a photographer, but never in a million years would I take a picture of a starving child like this. My priorities would be to pick up that child (REGARDLESS OF ANY DISEASE) and take her to where she was trying to get to. Shoeing away the bird and feeding this child candy wont do crap. And maybe helping this child make it to their destination wont either, but the fact that I saw a suffering child and just took a picture of it and reaped benefits from it would literally KILL me. I don’t give a crap how much it shows for us over here about other countries, the right thing to do was help her. Did he deserve it? In my opinion he didnt deserve to take in rewards or recognition for this photo. In my opinion, him committing suicide was from him dealing with great depression and guilt over what he should have done. Regardless of whatever BS statement he made. He is a POS in my opinion. Cant say he deserved death, as most people dont deserve death, INCLUDING this child.
The child was already dying, obviously, if a vulture could already tell of that. It wouldn’t have helped any if Carter would’ve helped.
The first duty of a journalist is to portray the actual situation and circumstances prevailing in an area after the disasters or wars. Kevin Carter did whatever was his duty, so no one should blame him instead we should accept the fact that what this picture brought to the world’s mind?
I don’t give a ffiard what his “JOB” or first duty as a journalist is or was. His first DUTY AS A HUMAN BEING was to HELP that CHILD!!!
“Apple” Maybe you should try and help also?
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