Wednesday, August 23, 2006

Death of a photojournalist


Photo from www.iwojima.com

The death of Joe Rosenthal was reported by yl. I do not know much about the man behind the most recognisable photograph of World War 2, if not the 20th century itself. One trait of successful war photographers is serendipity. Right place, right time.

This event got me thinking. Maybe I'll run through memorable photos from the 20th century. One photo for every decade. One photo which is instantly recognisable as representative of that period in time.

Suggestions welcomed.

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