Everything did happened for a reason, and will continuously happen for a reason. For over the years, we had experienced everything that can possibly happen here on Earth. The chaos brought by the endless war, the impossible explorations and discoveries made by man, the painful attacked brought by Mother Earth’s avenge, the tragedies of losing one’s family member, the joy of reunion, the unfairness of life, the hatred between races, the injustice and scorn, the smiles of innocent children, the never-meant imperfection, the hunger— the every woe and every happiness.
For all the many decades and ages that has passed, life has been such a betrayer and a loyal friend in each of us. There are many who would never understand why that ‘something’ happened and how it did happened. But life’s like that. Everything has been done and we can no longer change it. The only possible way to deal with it is to accept and let the truth set us free. Enough to stand up, continue life and go on with what life will be bringing up again.
I don’t exactly know how to start this but I can no longer say what these 59 photos are trying to tell everyone us here in this world. These photos lies a thousand words, greatly enough to change the world, and will change the world over and over again. And let the change start with you, right now.
These photos have the main purpose and that is to unite us.
This is a continuation of the previous article I have written: 50 Most Influential And Striking Photos In The History. The message is still the same, but the pictures are not. To respect the story behind each photos, some photos in this article are left untitled, others are just written with my own understanding.
1. A young girl holding a cigarette in her hand.
2. 17 year old Jan Rose Kasmir offers a flower to soldiers during the Pentagon anti-war protest in 1967.
3. A Brazilian protester stands before gunfire during protests against corruption and police brutality.
4. Sergeant Frank Praytor looks after a two-week old kitten during the height of the Korean War.
5. A curious Afghan girl holds the hand of an American soldier.
6. A Filipino boy save his dog during the Yolanda typhoon in the Philippines.
7. Thania Sayne leans on the headstone of her husband the day before their wedding anniversary on 16 October 2013.
8. Anna Fisher, astronaut, with stars in her eyes on the cover of Life magazine in 1985. She was the first mother in space.
9. A monk feeds a hungry tiger.
10. Bruno Morandi captures a tribal Chhetri woman in Nepal. [2009]
11. A journalist dashes across a bridge between to rescue a baby during Civil War. [1936]
12. A girl smiles as she carries her sister on her back.
13. A Rwandan boy left scarred after being liberated from a death camp.
14. Mother and daughter picture.
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16. A boy crosses a London street in the 1960s with a toy double decker.
17. A boy plays a flute while a cat watches him playing.
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19. A very sweet couple in their old years together.
20. Captain Donald Spindler pulls 6 year-old Aaliyah Frazier from a fire in Indiana.
21. A woman crying over a beautiful baby.
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23. A man protests in Tiananmen Square, Beijing [1989]
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26. Violinist, Nancy Dinovo, cries while playing during a service at Christ Church Cathedral in downtown Vancouver for the September 11 victims.
27. A child of the Erbore tribe, Ethiopia
28. The child of a KKK member touches his reflection in an African American police officer’s riot shield during a demonstration. [1992]
29. Clara Gantt is reunited with her husband’s body after more than 60 years. Sergeant Joseph Grantt went missing during the Korean war.
30. A man plays a guitar while the bird and the rabbit is listening to him.
31. A boy running with a baguette in his hands.
32. Caroline Joan Peixoto, City Arts, photographed classical ballet students at rehearsal in Rwanda’s only classical ballet school. This school has given the Kigali community incredible hope as the first post-genocide ballet school.
33. A girl hugging her cat.
34. “100,000 monks in prayer for a better world”
35. An Irish teenager yells at British soldiers during unrest in Northern Ireland
36. Skater girls in Tehran.
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38. 3 weeks old infant with albinism snuggles up to his cousin for a snooze.
39. Lt. Colonel Robert L. Stirm is reunited with his family after being taken prisoner during the Vietnam war.
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42. A Mursi tribe woman discovers Vogue magazine, Ethiopia.
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45. Dr. Religa monitors his patient’s vitals after a 23 hour long heart transplant surgery. His assistant is sleeping in the corner. [1987]
The patient not only survived the surgery, but outlived his doctor.
46. A group of innocent children talking and laughing to each other.
47. Protester plays piano over the sounds of chaos, with riot police in the backdrop.
48. Supporters celebrate as Minnesota legalizes gay marriage
49. Papua New Guinea woman during a Singsing celebration in Mount Hagen
50. A cute little boy bows together with other worshipers.
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52. The tattoo of wounded soldier Kyle Hockenberry becomes truth.
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54. A soldier watching the butterfly resting in his fingers.
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58. A bus with caring people saves a woman who tried to commit suicide in China.
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Now, I can’t stop myself from crying.. Oh, God, guide us always!
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