Cruel Photo

Posted by Won Jae Lee on March 10, 2011 at 8:20pm

This is a photo taken by Kevin Carter in 1994.

This photo won the Pulitzer Prize but people blamed severely on Kevin

because of the cruelty in this picture.

Because of those blames, Kevin killed himself.

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Hsing an's page March 20, 2011 at 11:35am

It is so lucky that we still have the chance to seek our dreams....
Chelsea Weininger March 16, 2011 at 5:22pm

This picture is so devastating. It also reminds me of how fortunate we are to live the lives that we do, we often take such simple things for granted.
Shelby Yoshida March 14, 2011 at 8:44am

This photo should open people's eyes. In a way, Kevin Carter may be saving the lives of thousands with this one deeply disturbing picture.
- Joseph Stack > Shelby Yoshida March 16, 2011 at 7:29am
  
  exactly, by taking the photo he opened the publics eye to the disturbing reality of underpriviledged countries. Hundreds of kids are saved without notice, the photo was neccessarly to capture the publics attention.
Dylan Harris March 14, 2011 at 8:37am

I do not see cruelty in this picture. I agree that this picture is provocative and triggers negative emotion but Carter took it to display some of the world's most harsh realities. Hopefully, he helped the starving child after taking the picture but he should have not taken all of the blames to heart.
Jung Hwa Han March 12, 2011 at 11:29pm

I think Kevin Carter excellently carried out his job as a photographer. A human being has a limited capability as a saver so even if he saved that one kid he wouldn't have been able to change the reality. I think it would have taken a great courage for him to choose to take a photo that portrayed the reality in a cruel but compelling way, rather than taking on the timeless job of the social workers. I think the message that he spread was significant enough to keep him from all the blames that led him to kill himself...
Kisung Jin March 12, 2011 at 8:41pm

Oh wow. The eagle is far behind the kid, but they are the same size on this picture. how small is this kid? He just took a photo, but then why would he kill himself?
- Jung Hwa Han > Kisung Jin March 12, 2011 at 11:29pm
  
  the blames I guess
Shayna Clavin March 11, 2011 at 7:40am

Many believe that Carter should have actually done something to help this poor innocent child, but similarly to Robert Capa, he was just photographing the cruel reality of the world around us. I think this picture helps set in the truth about third world countries and how grateful we are to have all that we do in America.
Cong Han March 10, 2011 at 10:33pm

art should be shared with people especially let the world know what is happening in certain place.