Photographer's packaging statement

A photo can convey limited information. It may be true, but it must be one-sided. Twenty-seven years ago, a photographer accidentally captured a classic moment, and there is no doubt that the photos quickly spread all over the world. In fact, even he didn't expect that when he won the Pulitzer Prize for Journalism at 1994 with his photo, it also brought him bad luck.

1993 Sudan is full of poverty and hunger, and long-term hunger will inevitably lead to social unrest and even war. One day, South African photographer kevin carter came to Sudan. He wants to convey the truest Sudan to the world through his camera. He traveled around and saw countless victims suffering from war along the way, and the distant food relief center was their only hope for survival.

Inadvertently, Carter saw a scrawny little girl lying on the ground. He instinctively wanted to treat her, but he looked into the distance again. A vulture stood in the distance, greedily staring at the little girl, ready to have a big meal at the moment she fell down. As a professional photographer, how could Carter miss such a once-in-a-lifetime scene? He kept pressing the shutter and waited in place for 20 minutes. Under the condition of ensuring the girl's life safety, Carter tried not to disturb the vulture and waited silently for the moment when it spread its wings.

After Carter took the photos he wanted, he struggled to drive away the vultures and continued to watch the little girl stumble forward until she disappeared from sight. After that, Carter sat under a tree and burst into tears. He loves this poor little Sudanese girl and misses his daughter very much. When he got home, Carter sent the photos to The New York Times, who didn't know that he was about to become the center of the whirlpool.

1On March 26th, 993, Carter's work The Hungry Sultan was published in The New York Times. After the photo was published, it instantly swept the world. People living in the comfortable world were shocked by the famine in Sudan and condemned Carter's ruthlessness. However, the voice of public opinion still can't stop Carter from winning the Pulitzer Prize for Special Story Photography with 1994, and Carter became a world-famous "cold-blooded photographer" overnight.

After becoming famous, questions from the outside world were overwhelming. People accused the little girl of going crazy for fame. She looked at the little girl in danger but was indifferent. She was really an executioner. So Carter was at a loss. Even though he has been guarding the girl's safety, he still has a hundred arguments, and people standing on the moral high ground will not accept his words.

With his best friend shot, Carter's fragile mind could no longer bear it. Three months after winning the prize, he committed suicide by carbon monoxide in the car, leaving a handwritten note that read: I am really, really sorry for everyone. The pain of life far exceeds the degree of joy.