Just A Moment Before 10 Historical PhotographsTuesday 31st of January 2012 09:09:42 PM
Let's play a game. You you would know recognize one historical photo with another made just a moment before? Most of the photographic icons left behind other discarded mediocre photos but that help to explain and put into context the facts. Forgotten photos, b-sides rescued to tell all the truth or that they just humanize history surrounding their famous 'big sister'. For fetishists of photography, nostalgic icons or lovers of history do you play?
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The quiet police
on August 15, 1961. Berlin. A police officer of the Germany of the East Watch the wire newly built and which separates the two Germanys, the germ of the defunct Berlin wall. To fund a group of citizens seems to talk outside the concern of the authority. The western part, the photographer Peter Leibing is documenting the construction of the wall and captures the moment of 'calm tense' which suggests the pose of the police, but could never suspect what was going to fotografiar…
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Crossing to the other side of the story
/>August 8, 1969. The most famous musical group in history is about to promote, to the dessert would be their last album: "Everest". All would travel to the Himalayas to make a photographic book which illustrate the album but due to various problems of production changed the title and the whole project; making pictures rushed in a London street, very close to the recording Studio. A decision by last minute not like anyone. Ian McMillan photographer captured the moments leading up to the final pose of the artistas…
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A grateful fetus
December 1999. Dr.Joseph Brunner are available to perform a routine operation in the University Medical Center of Vanderbilt in Nashville. Of just 21 weeks fetus, diagnosed with spina bifida, expected in the womb of his mother the action of the right-handed knife of the surgeon. In the operating room the freelance photographer Michael Clancy covers for USA Today an article about children with this disease. Shoot some trivial photos on the operation and the operating room. A moment before opening the womb of the mother, the surgeon allows you to come to the table to get a detail...
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The last photo of Frederick
1930S. Front line in any European competition. The most important history war correspondent is destined to cover the activities of resistance in first line. During one of the rush identified the soldiers from his trench. Nothing portends what would happen moments later with the militiaman from the left.
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The small flag
on February 23, 1945. Top of Suribachi. Japan. U.S. Army takes Hill at 10 hours and 20 minutes in the morning. Lieutenant Harold g. Schrier led the patrol and carried orders to place the flag of his ship (the USS Missoula) transport in the top so it divisara from all the nearby beaches. But the flag was too small. Immediately ordered to bringa second flag of greater proporciones…
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.The Museum that survived the disaster
The Czech architect Jan Letzel built stronger and modernists of his career in the 1920s one of the buildings to accommodate the Museum program of a small town of Japan. His experience in anti-seismic structures came you by the number of projects undertaken in the entire Middle East. What they could not imagine ever is that your Museum will remain standing the most devastating disaster that has arisen from the hands of the man…
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A concert for the history
September 21, 1979. An unforgettable night at the Palladium. The Kings of the English punk lead its direct offender on the other side of the ocean. New York City delivered claims without hesitation its success. Pennie Smith photographer covers the tourGroup and found that night nestling on a side of the narrow scenario. Suddenly, bassist her undertook to blows with his Fender precision. The first impact caught unprepared to the reporter. But in the second he produced the most famous picture of the history of the rock…
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.The face of AIDS
1990. is still synonymous with death, for fear of rejection. A taboo for most media. Therese Frare journalist tries to humanize the sick to raise awareness in society and decides to do a follow-up to David Kirby, an activist who contracted in the 1980s and who returns home to die with his family. Reporter coexists with them in the hospital and during the agony out some stunning portraits and the more controversial picture of the history of the sida…
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Marching towards death
/>on February 1, 1968. Bay Lop, Member of the National Liberation Front, is escorted without fixed direction by one of the streets of Saigon. Two days earlier the same Liberation Front was had jumped a high fire by attacking a police station in the city. The Chief Commissioner decides to personally execute public vengeance to eyes - and lenses-American photojournalist Eddie Adams…
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Baptism of fire
July 11, 1963. Lâm V?n T?c is a Buddhist monk who takes half a lifetime fighting against the Christian persecutions of the Government in . Take advantage of your stay in Saigon to baptize one of the oldest Buddhist rites and they serve as prelude to reincarnation. A companion takes to help and pour the liquid sagrado…
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