Images which changed the world

Good Subscriber Account active since Shortcuts. Account icon An icon in the shape of a person's head and shoulders. It often indicates a user profile. Log out. US Markets Loading H M S In the news. Alyson Shontell. Wilbur was running alongside the plane; Orville was flying it. No one would have believed their achievement if it hadn't been photographed. Thousands of copies of Beitler's photo were sold and became postcards to encourage white supremacy. This photo inspired a poem, Strange Fruit, that turned into song famously recorded by Billie Holiday.

His defection would be replicated by around 2, East German soldiers and police. Not only representing resistance against segregation, the photo is made all the more poignant by the fact that Schumann was photographed throwing his machine gun to the floor — a powerful symbol of disarmament and a welcome contrast to bristling military tensions.

Despite being thousands of miles away, the American public were suddenly onlookers; the war — or at least images of it — was brought in to their living rooms on the nightly news. In , it was revealed that President Richard Nixon had asked his speech writer to prepare a condolence piece for him to read in the event of the astronauts becoming marooned on the moon. A famously allegorical image, this photograph struck a chord for its David-and-Goliath-like image of defiance.

Photograph: Therese Frare. Harold Edgerton had set about to change that. His inventions and experiments helped to pave the way for cameras that were able to shoot in low lighting and capture scenes moving too fast for the human eye to perceive. A technical genius, Edgerton is accredited with offering great contributions to the field of stop-motion photography. In an effort to document industrialization, photographer Lewis Hine spent time photographing industrial workers and the environments they worked in.

View from the Window at Le Gras was the first permanent photo ever recorded as being taken. The camera he used to capture the photo also bared very little resemblance to the ones we use today. The first of any kind, it serves as a reminder of how far photography has come both technically and artistically. What each of these pieces teach us is that photography intertwines deeply with history. These photos show that any sort of photo can become ingrained in history, whether they be candid, posed, technical, or some combination of methods.

Regardless of what path to fame was taken, these photos have made lasting historical impacts. They became famous for detailing and propagating the culture, politics, or marvels of their eras, and have continued to be influential to the modern world. They also show the power and worth of photography — the ability to freeze a moment in time and immortalize it for the pleasure and learning experience of future generations. Vandanni is freelance writer and photographer from New York.

The Kiss. Migrant Mother. The most influential, powerful and famous photos are the ones that capture the deeper significance of that moment: the energy and emotion; the triumphs of the human spirit and the consequences of our errors; our helplessness, our glory, our power. They make history real. And they inspire us to change, so we can make more positive historical moments in the future.

Muhammad Ali Vs. Sonny Liston, Neil Leifer, Palestinian camp of Yarmouk line up to receive food supplies in Damascus, Syria, Heart surgeon after hour-long successful heart transplant. His assistant is sleeping in the corner, James Stanfield, Tim Graham, First Aerial Photograph, James Wallace, Race organizers attempt to stop Kathrine Switzer from competing in the Boston Marathon.

She became the first woman to finish the race, Nelson Mandela and wife Winnie with raised clenched fists following his release from prison in South Africa after 27 years,