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Title: The most seen images of the world
Post by: madelaide on May 31, 2008, 22:01

We may miss some famous images in that list, and be surprised by a couple of them being there, but for those who appreaciate photojournalism this is a very attractive showcase.

http://olavosaldanha.wordpress.com/as-imagens-mais-vistas-do-mundo/

Captions are in Portuguese, but these images are so famous you won't need any. I only miss the reference to the photographers on some of them (Picasso's is by Robert Capa)

Regards,
Adelaide

Title: Re: The most seen images of the world
Post by: sharply_done on June 01, 2008, 00:24

I find it funny that you should post something like this - just the other day I was investigating Dorothea Lange's iconic shot. Of the six images she made that day (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florence_Owens_Thompson), only one 'turned out', so to speak.

Title: Re: The most seen images of the world
Post by: Pywrit on June 01, 2008, 05:07

Thanks for sharing that, M. It is so easy to get caught up in the here-and-now and ignore the fact that there was a "then". Some of those shots were images that contributed in my interest in photography in the first place.

Title: Re: The most seen images of the world
Post by: PaulieWalnuts on June 01, 2008, 06:35

Some great stuff but that Kevin Carter vulture photo always draws the most emotion for me when I see it. An amazing capture that tortured him for the remainder of his short life. 

Title: Re: The most seen images of the world
Post by: fotografer on June 01, 2008, 08:44

The Beatles one is titled 'Beatles em Liverpool'  which I assume means 'Beatles in Liverpool' but Abbey Road is actually in London. :)

Title: Re: The most seen images of the world
Post by: Jimi King on June 01, 2008, 08:55

The one of Princess diana isn't her either.

Title: Re: The most seen images of the world
Post by: mantonino on June 01, 2008, 09:30

You missed Ali.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/olmedia/1775000/images/_1775842_ali_150.jpg

Title: Re: The most seen images of the world
Post by: madelaide on June 01, 2008, 15:30

Diana's photo (is it not her?) and the WTC one were not "most seen" for me.  And of course the guy forgot many others. 

There was a TV show here, in 2000 I think, named something like "The 100 photos that marked the 20th century", some of which are in that list. It was an interesting documentary. because each photo was presented in its historical background, sometimes interviewing the photographer himself, sometimes people who were involved in that particular moment.

Regards,
Adelaide

Title: Re: The most seen images of the world
Post by: Bateleur on June 01, 2008, 15:48

These things are always hugely subjective. Naturally, as a photographer, I'm interested in photographs, but a few of those images I haven't seen either.

And there are some missing. Where's the photo of the earth rising over the moon from the Apollo 8 mission? That must surely be one of the iconic images of the 20th century.