1. A Congolese man stares at the severed hand and foot of his five-year-old
daughter because he didn’t meet his daily rubber quota.
She and her mother were killed and then cannibalized.
King
Leopold II of Belgium had founded the Congo Free State and had ruled
the Congo as a privately owned corporate state for 23 years, between
1885 and 1908. During his reign, the state became a source of great
international scandals owing to the violation of human rights through
forced labor.
The militiamen of ABIR (Anglo-Belgian India
Rubber) Company, which exploited natural rubber resources in the Congo
Free State, imposed severe punishments on those who did not meet their
daily rubber quota.
They were required to provide the severed
hands of anyone they killed or they could be accused of using
ammunition, which was imported from Europe at high costs. The photograph
taken by Alice Seeley Harris shows a man named Nsala whose daughter’s
hand and foot were cut off, after which she was killed along with her
mother.
No words could do justice to this photograph.
in 1991, photographer Kenneth Jarecke stood in front of the incinerated remains of an iraqi tanker driver and captured the terrible reality of war.
He hoped it would change the way Americans viewed the Gulf War. Much to his dismay, however, it went unpublished in the United Statesand, instead, became ‘The War Photo No One Would Publish’.
3.
This devastating image shows the full extent of the Jonestown Mass Suicide.
November 18th, 1978 was a tragic day for a lot ofpeople in northwestern Guyana.
A religious organization called “Jonestown” was under scrutiny by American press, and for good reason after Peoples Temple leader Jim Jones ordered amass suicide-murder.
A total of 913 people died, including a congressman who flew down to investigate the settlement after pleas from current members and concerned relatives.
November 18th, 1978 was a tragic day for a lot ofpeople in northwestern Guyana.
A religious organization called “Jonestown” was under scrutiny by American press, and for good reason after Peoples Temple leader Jim Jones ordered amass suicide-murder.
A total of 913 people died, including a congressman who flew down to investigate the settlement after pleas from current members and concerned relatives.
4. On 29th October 2013, two maintenance workers embrace each other before
dying after a wind turbine caught fire in Ooltgensplaat, Holland.
Two engineers on maintenance routine on a 67m high wind turbine got trapped when a fire engulfed the only escape route.
The two engineers hug and cling to each other as fire and smoke creeps toward them.
According to news reports, one of them jumped off the turbine while the other succumbed to the fire.
What makes this more heartbreaking is that the two engineers are just aged 19 and 21.
Two engineers on maintenance routine on a 67m high wind turbine got trapped when a fire engulfed the only escape route.
The two engineers hug and cling to each other as fire and smoke creeps toward them.
According to news reports, one of them jumped off the turbine while the other succumbed to the fire.
What makes this more heartbreaking is that the two engineers are just aged 19 and 21.
5. The image below shows 13 year old Omayra Sanchez before she died, after
being pinned down by house debris after a volcano eruption.
Known as the Armero Tragedy after a volcanic eruption in Colombia on Novermber 13, 1985, nearly 25,000 people lost their lives.
This image shows Omayra Sanchez who was trapped under debris for 55 hours before succumbing to her injuries.
Her courage and dignity during this time has touched the hearts of millions and her legacy lives on.
Known as the Armero Tragedy after a volcanic eruption in Colombia on Novermber 13, 1985, nearly 25,000 people lost their lives.
This image shows Omayra Sanchez who was trapped under debris for 55 hours before succumbing to her injuries.
Her courage and dignity during this time has touched the hearts of millions and her legacy lives on.
6. The woman in the picture below was locked in a room for 25 years and weighed 55 pounds.
It’s hard to believe the image above is real, but it is of a woman called Blanche Monnuer, who was kept captive in a padlocked room with no light for 25 years.
She was 49 years old at the time and weighed 55 pounds.
The date was 23 May 1901.
Her mother and brother were both thought to be responsible.
It’s hard to believe the image above is real, but it is of a woman called Blanche Monnuer, who was kept captive in a padlocked room with no light for 25 years.
She was 49 years old at the time and weighed 55 pounds.
The date was 23 May 1901.
Her mother and brother were both thought to be responsible.
7. This photograph shows a woman in mid air, after jumping off the ledge of the Genesee Hotel in 1942.
The image above was caputed by a photographerfor the Buffalo Courier, who was on his way back to the office after being out on assignment.
The woman who commited suicide was called Mary Miller.
It is thought that she was mourning a lover who was just killed during World War II.
The image above was caputed by a photographerfor the Buffalo Courier, who was on his way back to the office after being out on assignment.
The woman who commited suicide was called Mary Miller.
It is thought that she was mourning a lover who was just killed during World War II.
8. Starving Sudanese child is stalked, and eyed hungrily, by a starving vulture.
This contrast of a plump vulture and a starving, emaciated Sudanese girl is striking, alarming and won the photographer, Kevin Carter, a Pulitzer Prize for feature photography.
The girl was on her way to a feeding center, when she collapsed.
When asked about the fate of the girl, Kevin Carter said that she resumed her trek to the center, while he chased away the vulture.
However, he added, that it is unlikely she survived.
This contrast of a plump vulture and a starving, emaciated Sudanese girl is striking, alarming and won the photographer, Kevin Carter, a Pulitzer Prize for feature photography.
The girl was on her way to a feeding center, when she collapsed.
When asked about the fate of the girl, Kevin Carter said that she resumed her trek to the center, while he chased away the vulture.
However, he added, that it is unlikely she survived.
9.
Victims of the heinous Agent Orange campaign led by the United States, in the Vietnam war.
As part of their war with the Viet Cong and their allies, the United States carried out a chemical warfare program that destroyed the lands and forests of Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia.
In addition, the toxic chemical cocktail, Agent Orange, left its victims permanently scarred and in agony.
This photograph is part of a series, shot by American photographer Brian Driscoll in 2008, and titled ‘Will It Ever End?’.
Each photograph tells the story of ongoing tragedy of the people and their children, even decades after the destructive program was carried out.
As part of their war with the Viet Cong and their allies, the United States carried out a chemical warfare program that destroyed the lands and forests of Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia.
In addition, the toxic chemical cocktail, Agent Orange, left its victims permanently scarred and in agony.
This photograph is part of a series, shot by American photographer Brian Driscoll in 2008, and titled ‘Will It Ever End?’.
Each photograph tells the story of ongoing tragedy of the people and their children, even decades after the destructive program was carried out.
10. Stabbed and mugged, a woman with a six-inch knife in her back.
In 2009, Julia Popova, 22, was stabbed by a mugger as she made her way home from work.
Following the mugging, her body went into shock and Julia managed to walk home, without realizing that the mugger’s knife was still stuck inher, just a fraction of an inch away from her spine.
Thankfully, Julia made a full recovery and no major damage was caused to her body.
In 2009, Julia Popova, 22, was stabbed by a mugger as she made her way home from work.
Following the mugging, her body went into shock and Julia managed to walk home, without realizing that the mugger’s knife was still stuck inher, just a fraction of an inch away from her spine.
Thankfully, Julia made a full recovery and no major damage was caused to her body.
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