40 Of The Most Powerful Photographs Ever Taken

[Are_grits_groceries]

A moving collection of iconic photographs from the last 100 years that demonstrate the heartbreak of loss, the tremendous power of loyalty, and the triumph of the human spirit. Warning: Some of these will make you weep.


Tanisha Blevin, 5, holds the hand of fellow Hurricane Katrina victim Nita LaGarde, 105, as they are evacuated from the convention center in New Orleans.



Harold Whittles hears for the first time ever after a doctor places an earpiece in his left ear.



"Wait For Me Daddy," by Claude P. Dettloff, October 1, 1940: A line of soldiers march in British Columbia on their way to a waiting train as five-year-old Whitey Bernard tugs away from his mother's hand to reach out for his father. (H/t Jodi P)
Many more:
http://www.buzzfeed.com/expresident/most-powerful-photographs-ever-taken

Some of these did make me cry.......

[hlthe2b]

1. This is poignant...

Sisters pose for the same photo three separate times, years apart.

[hlthe2b]

2. Oh and then there was this... I remember it well.

A dog named "Leao" sits for a second consecutive day at the grave of her owner, who died in the disastrous landslides near Rio de Janiero on January 15, 2011.

[closeupready]

11. Yes, that was the most moving for me.

[handmade34]

3. rec

extremely powerful...

[Mr Dixon]

4. Very Nice

Very touching

[Tommy_Carcetti]

5. A couple I might add:

An eight year old Haitian boy is pulled from a rubble after the 2010 earthquake, smiling and arms extended, as if to embrace life anew.



President Obama sitting on the same bus where Rosa Parks had decades earlier refused to give up her seat because she was black.

[mcar]

9. These are two great ones as well

All incredible photos and just a reminder of how important photography has been to modern history.

Thanks.

[teddy51]

6. Thanks for posting, some of those Pics are incredible.

[lpbk2713]

7. For juxtaposition ...

America's worst President ever at one of his
own personal most failing moments ever.

[RufusTFirefly]

12. Back at ya

[bongbong]

15. Caption

"Did I have four shots, or five, of Jack already today?"

[truebrit71]

8. Wow...those are some excellent photos...

...tough to pick out the 'best', but I think the picture of the female soldier hugging her daughter affected me the most...will that and the Aussie firefighter helping the Koala...

[Uncle Joe]

10. Kicked and recommended.

Thanks for the thread, grits.

[TomClash]

13. A Few More

[lamp_shade]

14. Thank you. That was an emotional trip. n/t