The photo is one of the most talked about and heartbreaking photos in the world, taken during the famine in Sudan in 1993. The photo was taken by South African photojournalist Kevin Carter. What is seen in the photo? A small child is lying on the ground, suffering from hunger. A vulture is sitting next to the child, waiting as if it will eat the child if it dies. This scene presents the cruel reality of people and the horror of famine to the world. The real story of the photo During the famine, the child was trying to find food or go to a relief center. He could not walk and fell to the ground. Just then, the vulture came and sat down. Kevin Carter took the photo and then chased the vulture away. However, he did not pick up the child in his arms—this was later debated around the world. What happened next? After this photo was published, there was a stir all over the world. In 1994, Kevin Carter won the Pulitzer Prize (the world's largest journalism award) for this photo. But people kept asking him— “You took the photo, but why didn't you save the child?” This criticism, his own mental stress, the terrible experience of war and famine, and depression caused Kevin Carter to break down later. Death of the photographer Kevin Carter committed suicide (with carbon monoxide gas) on July 27, 1994. He wrote before his death that he was very mentally broken and that the images of children in famine haunted him. Did the child die? Many say that the child survived that day and reached the relief center. But the child's identity has not been proven for sure—there are different opinions on this. This photo basically reminds the world—how terrible hunger is, and how important humanity is.
The photo is one of the most talked about and heartbreaking images in the world, taken during the famine in Sudan in 1993. The photo was taken by South African photojournalist Kevin Carter.
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