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Find a famous photo of a skinny African child curled up with a vulture behind him. It is said that the author committed suicide after publication.

In this photo, a Sudanese girl is about to fall to the ground hungry, and vultures are not far behind her, waiting for the picture of hunting her. This shocking photo has attracted many criticisms and doubts. When people asked about the little girl's whereabouts, unfortunately, Carter didn't know either. As a reporter, he pressed the shutter, then drove away the vulture and watched the little girl leave. Kevin carter waited there quietly for 20 minutes, chose the right angle, and tried not to scare the vultures until they spread their wings. After the filming, kevin carter drove away the vulture. Later, he said that he waited there for 20 minutes, hoping that the eagle could spread its wings. After taking the photo, Carter drove the eagle away. Watching the little girl continue to stumble forward. Then sit under the tree, light a cigarette, read the name of God and wail aloud. Recalling the scene at that time, Silva said: Carter kept mumbling to hug his daughter.

This photo of "Hungry Sultan" was published in The New York Times, which caused a strong response. On the one hand, it has attracted the attention of international public opinion on famine and civil strife in Sudan. On the other hand, many people accuse Carter of being cruel and not putting down the camera to save the little girl. Shortly after this photo won the Pulitzer Prize, kevin carter committed suicide.

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