The photographer behind each photo

In the desolate and dilapidated field, a scrawny little girl wriggled forward with difficulty and looked dying. A vulture stood behind her, staring at her, and when she could walk no further, she went to enjoy the food. This photo entitled "Hungry Sultan" was taken by kevin carter, a freelance photojournalist in South Africa. Once published, it caused a sensation all over the world and aroused strong repercussions among people of all countries. Later, he won the Pulitzer Prize, which is known as the "Nobel Prize for Journalism".

Do you think this photographer must be popular and get a lot of honor and wealth? However, the reality is just the opposite. While the photos were shocking, they also attracted accusations and abuse from many "moral" people. A year later, the photographer committed suicide because he was poor and blameless. This photo reflects the hunger and suffering of African people, but the story behind it shows the "hunger" of human nature, which just confirms the sentence: don't try human nature, try the whole drama.

1993, Carter came to Sudan, a war-torn, poor and hungry African country, and followed the UN helicopter to distribute relief food to refugees. When he got off the plane, he was shocked by the tragic scene in front of him: the land was barren, everyone was hungry, his eyes were empty, and only skin and bones were left. Suddenly, Carter saw a skinny little girl. The child was too hungry to support herself and wriggled on the ground, while a vulture stood behind her, quietly waiting for the upcoming delicious food.

Carter saw this scene and quickly pressed the shutter. At that moment, time was frozen forever. As the photos were published in major newspapers and media, Carter's popularity increased greatly, but it was followed by doubts and accusations. More and more people question why Carter only took pictures with a camera, but did not lend a helping hand to save the little girl. Others say that Carter won the Pulitzer Prize by stepping on the little girl's body. He is a cold-blooded and ugly demon. Even Carter's friends accused Carter of putting down the camera to help the little girl.

However, in the second half of the story, many people don't know that after Carter took the photo, the vulture flew away, and the photo only took one scene. In addition to the photos, a large number of victims and United Nations personnel are distributing food. The little girl's mother went to a nearby place to get relief food, put her in the same place, and took it away after receiving the food.

1On March 26th, 993, The New York Times took the lead in publishing the photos of the starving sultan, which caused great repercussions around the world because of its shocking contents. However, when Carter sold this photo to The New York Times, he had explained the background of the photo. The girl in the photo is safe, the vulture flies away, and there are many people around. But when The New York Times published it, he didn't explain its background for the sake of sensational effect, which caused a lot of people's anger.

More and more people and the media, without knowing the truth, think that the little girl is standing on the moral high ground in a barren land and accuse Carter of not saving the little girl. Carter is full of arguments, his voice is almost inaudible, he is under great pressure and lives in endless torture.

1On July 27th, 994, with a relaxed mood, Carter took the last favorite photo, walked to the river where he played as a child, connected it to the exhaust pipe of the car with a hose, put it in the car, and then left the world with light music. In his last words, he wrote: "I am really, really sorry for everyone. The pain of life far exceeds the degree of joy. "

Later, Carter's daughter recalled her father and said, "I think dad is the child who can't climb. The whole world is vultures." The truth is always manipulated by people with ulterior motives. Carter just wants to wake up the little light in people's hearts. However, before a single spark can start a prairie fire, this light has disappeared. When we don't know the truth, please don't stand on the commanding heights of morality, otherwise our so-called benevolence and morality may be the weapon to kill.

Finally: Because it is the first time to write, I borrowed the material from my master. The material of the article comes from Baidu: "Vultures and little girls who touched the world, the photographer's ending is worse than the little girl-9: 30 in history"? Tencent. Com: "A photo that sensationalized the world. What about the poor girl?" A year later, the photographer committed suicide-spring and winter.