Thought-provoking pictures

[jefmcg]

Just what sort of thought is that supposed to provoke?

"Buy my album because -you know - John Lennon"

 

[srw]

Surely a matter for the viewer to decide? When I saw it I thought of the utter banality of murder, the pointlessness of Lennon's death, the reality of violence imposed upon everyday objects.

I thought "what sort of sick fark wants to post lots of photos of misery online?"

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

I'm surprised that this hasn't featured

Eventually found;
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/2002/04/afghan-girl-revealed/

 

[ozboz]

I'm surprised that this hasn't featured

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Eventually found;
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/2002/04/afghan-girl-revealed/
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I remember that cover , it was her eyes that captured the attention '
Still as striking now as then ,a very harsh existance then and possibly no better now , the photographer and National Geographic obviously made a tidy sum out of her , I wonder if they ever felt any compasion and helped her family in any way ,

 

[slowmotion]

I remember that cover , it was her eyes that captured the attention '
Still as striking now as then ,a very harsh existance then and possibly no better now , the photographer and National Geographic obviously made a tidy sum out of her , I wonder if they ever felt any compasion and helped her family in any way ,

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afghan_Girl

 

[ozboz]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afghan_Girl

that is a good result for her ,
well done NG ,
she really had a very hard life ,
ill keep a screenshot of her on my phone ,
Im not sure why ,

 

[Joey Shabadoo]

Tollund Man, preserved in a bog for 2300 years

 

[TheDoctor]

One persons 'tragedy-porn images'are another persons world-renowned and Pulitzer winning pieces of photojournalism.

 

[swansonj]

One persons 'tragedy-porn images'are another persons world-renowned and Pulitzer winning pieces of photojournalism.

Do you think there might be a possibility that the motivations of people posting these images here might not be quite the same as that of those submitting them for photojournalism awards?

 

[slowmotion]

Do you think there might be a possibility that the motivations of people posting these images here might not be quite the same as that of those submitting them for photojournalism awards?

The former lack commercial motivation?

 

[Fnaar]

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Tollund Man, preserved in a bog for 2300 years

Which inspired a good poem by Seamus Heaney

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

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Tollund Man, preserved in a bog for 2300 years

The @rich p of his time

 

[Joey Shabadoo]

Is that the earliest known cycling helmet he's wearing?

 

[slowmotion]

Is that the earliest known cycling helmet he's wearing?

Looks like a crisp packet to me.

 

[FishFright]

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Tollund Man, preserved in a bog for 2300 years

That is a stunning level of preservation .