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Kevin Carter

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Kevin Carter (1961-1994) - South Africa Pulitzer Prize winner, Kevin Carter, took his own life months after winning the Pulitzer Prize for feature photography for a haunting Sudan famine picture. A free-lance photographer for Reuter and Sygma Photo NY and former PixEditor of the Mail&Gaurdian, Kevin dedicated his carrer to covering the ongoing conflict in his native South Africa. He was highly honoured by the prestigious Ilford Photo Press Awards on several occasions including News Picture of the Year 1993. Kevin is survived by a seven year old daughter, Megan.

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the pic with the that kid and the vulture was taken by a man called Kevin Carter (i think). Anyway the guy was a famous photographer, who saw that kid dying trying to get to a petrol station. The guy took the pic and just left the kid there(not helping him). When the guys pic was shown all over the world he let it slip that he didnt help the kid. later on he couldn't deal with the guilt of leaving him there to die and killed himself.

it makes me sad that another human being can be photographed in their worst conditions, and praise be brought to the person who shoots it.

poor kid looks like a fetus

its a sad world we live in. the best thing we can do is donate money to NGO's to help the needy, or volunteer

Re: Kevin Carter

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Originally posted by djSlain it makes me sad that another human being can be photographed in their worst conditions, and praise be brought to the person who shoots it.

Do you not understand that it's these photographers who show others how things really are in other places?

I know for a fact I would have no damn clue that such things exist had they not been brought to my attention by photographers and cameramen like Kevin Carter.

wow...the guilt he was carrying with him must have gotten so intense he couldnt take it anymore

RIP Kevin + all the millions of poverty stricken people around the world

Man thats slack... how the hell can he do that... ok the photo is outstanding, but come on, just leave him there.. thats just not right..

that is a haunting picture indeed... the world we live in can be a dark dark place sometimes

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Originally posted by bassaholix Man thats slack... how the hell can he do that... ok the photo is outstanding, but come on, just leave him there.. thats just not right..

What was he supposed to do, adopt the kid? He's just a photographer, he can't do much to save the famined people, apart from taking these photos to make people aware of the situation so that they can take action themselves.

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Originally posted by nchs09 its a sad world we live in. the best thing we can do is donate money to NGO's to help the needy, or volunteer

or if poor countries like America would donate a wee tiny fraction of their wealth.. that mite make a bigger difference

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Originally posted by UglyDave or if poor countries like America would donate a wee tiny fraction of their wealth.. that mite make a bigger difference

What wealth?

When America helps other countries, people bitch. When we don't help, people bitch. People just hate America I guess no matter what we do!

But that's another thread in itself.

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Originally posted by Omegasox What wealth? When America helps other countries, people bitch. When we don't help, people bitch. People just hate America I guess no matter what we do! But that's another thread in itself.

couldnt have said it better myself

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Originally posted by Sand Leaper What was he supposed to do, adopt the kid? He's just a photographer, he can't do much to save the famined people, apart from taking these photos to make people aware of the situation so that they can take action themselves.

I agree must be difficult to take photos is these areas knowing you can do little to help them. I'm sure that wasnt the only person he photographed who would shortly die.

None of us have ever had to see that type of hardship and death face to face, so don't be to quick to judge. We in the developed world would rather live in ignorance than see what really happens in 3rd world countries.

amazing picture and its sad that its the truth. so many people starve to death everyday and there is a percent of all people who have so much food that they waste it lifes a bitch.. one of the worlds hardest question i guess because there is no real solution. i guess if everyone paid to NGO's but if u pay 100$ to an NGO only 20 of it will be spent i would guess with all the currency conversions and all the bank changes. sad.
i agree with Omegasox people are always bitching at someone..

You should check out some of his other work aswell, he was an amazing photographer and took some truly amazing & disturbing pictures from wartorn and poverty stricken countries.

There was a song about him by the Manic Street Preachers a few years back if anyone remebers that:

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Manic Street Preachers - Kevin Carter Hi Time magazine hi Pulitzer Prize Tribal scars in Technicolor Bang bang club AK 47 hour Kevin Carter Hi Time magazine hi Pulitzer Prize Vulture stalked white piped lie forever Wasted your life in black and white Kevin Carter Kevin Carter Kevin Carter Kevin Carter Kevin Carter Kevin Carter Kevin Carter The elephant is so ugly he sleeps his head Machetes his bed Kevin Carter kaffir lover forever Click click click click click Click himself under Kevin Carter Kevin Carter Kevin Carter

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