The 14 most powerful photographs ever taken
1. Diego Frazao Torquato:
A 12-year-old Brazilian boy playing the violin at his teacher’s funeral. The teacher helped him escape poverty and violence through music.
2. Terry Gurralla’s Reunion:
Terry Gurralla reunites with his daughter after seven months of service in Iraq.
3. Hungry Boy and the Missionary:
A photograph capturing the moment of a hungry boy meeting a missionary.
4. Father and Son (1949 vs 2009):
A poignant comparison of a father and son, one from 1949 and the other from 2009.
5. Firefighter Gives Water to a Koala:
A firefighter provides water to a koala during the devastating «Black Saturday» bushfires in Victoria, Australia, in 2009.
6. «Wait for Me, Dad»:
Claude P. Detloff’s famous photograph, taken in New Westminster, Canada, on October 1, 1940, depicting a boy reaching out to his father during war.
7. Heroic Villager Rescues Homeless Cats:
During massive flooding in Cuttack, India, in 2011, a brave villager rescued several homeless cats while balancing a basket on his head.
8. Graves of a Catholic Woman and Protestant Husband:
The graves of a Catholic woman and her Protestant husband in the Netherlands, 1888.
9. «Leão» at His Owner’s Grave:
A dog named «Leão» sitting at his owner’s grave for the second day, whose owner was a victim of the devastating landslides near Rio de Janeiro in 2011.
10. Haing Te Yu:
Haing Te Yu, 29, holding his face in his hands while rain falls over the ruins of his house near Yangon, Myanmar.
11. Alcoholic Father with His Son:
A moving moment showing an alcoholic father with his son.
12. Heart Surgeon:
A heart surgeon, exhausted after a 23-hour successful heart transplant, with his assistant sleeping in the corner.
13. Young Man Learns of His Brother’s Death:
A young man, just hearing that his brother has been killed.
14. Sunset on Mars:
A breathtaking image of sunset on Mars.
