1-A Vulture Waits For the Starving Child to Die
This photo of "A vulture waits for the malnourished child to die" is considered the most shocking photo. This shocking photo no doubt created a strange stir on the human feelings of photographing community, the photographer of this snap is so shocked that he committed suicide even after being awarded for this tragic photo, the photographer was bitterly criticized for not helping the dying child.
2-Tragedy of Omayra Sanchez
In 1985, a dangerous volcano erupted in Columbia and it brought a great destruction to the village of Armero, Omayra Sanchez was basically a 13 years old girl and one of the victims of this village. This little girl was badly stuck in the mud, water and clay from her own house, after this shocking photo, the Columbian government was criticized for the lack of support to the victims of this volcano.
3-Bhopal Gas Tragedy
Twenty-six years ago, one of the biggest industrial tragedies of India occurred, known as "Bhopal Gas Tragedy", it killed more than 15,000 people and injured more than 555,000 people just because of the ignorance and negligence of maintenance procedures and safety standards. This tragic and shocking scene, in which a man was burying his own child, was photographed by both famous Indian photojournalists Pablo Bartholomew and Raghu Rai.
4- A Homeless And Hungry Man Eats Food Fallen On A Railway Track In India
Food to eat, a home to live and a cloth to wear are three basic necessities to live in this world for human beings. But when the human beings are deprived of these basic necessities of life then it is difficult for them to survive. Human beings are well-mannered social animals until they are given all facilities of life but hunger and famine made them forget all the differences between good and bad, this bitter fact is depicted in this photo.
5-World Trade Center 9/11
Among the most shocking events that caused to change the thinking and mentality of the whole world, the tragic incident of 9/11 attack on the World Trade Center is also included. There are a great number of stories, films, articles and photographs to describe this shocking incident and its effects on the world. But this photo by Steve Ludlum is no doubt astounding and heart touching.
6-A Picture Of Igbo Tribe by Don Mccullin
This photo was no doubt very heart touching and shocking that was shot by famous photographer Don Mccullin. In fact, Don Mccullin wanted to show and stress on the seriousness of the issue in Nigeria during the war. This photo is of the children of Igbo tribe, during the war in Nigeria, it shows the tragic condition of these children due to the intense starvation during the war.
7-John Lennon's Photo Just a Few Hours Before His Death
John Lennon, born on 09 October 1940, was a well-known English songwriter and singer and also the co-founder of the band "The Beatles", which is considered the most successful band throughout the history of popular music. John Lennon shot by Mark David Chapman four times on 08 December 1980 and this is really very shocking photo just before a few hours of Lennon's murder, in this photo, he is giving an autograph to his future killer Mark David Chapman.
8- A Protesting Buddhist Monk Burns Himself to Death
In 1963, a great number of monks and priests protested against the torture policy of the Vietnamese government against priests. This tragic picture which shows the intense protesting, no doubt shocked the world. This photo is taken by famous photographer Malcolm W. Browne, a Buddhist monk named Thich Quang Duc in Southern Vietnam scorched himself to death but he did not make a single sound during the burning.
9-An Iraqi Prisoner of War Tries to Console His Son
In 2003, a tragic and horrifying Iraq war was begun with the invasion of Iraq by the United States, it was basically a protracted armed conflict and continued for many decades. A great number of tragic scenes were seen during this war and this photo is one of them, in which an Iraqi prisoner was trying to console his son who was horrified to see his father handcuffed and hooded. The army accepted his request to free his hands in order to console his son.
10- A Mother in Somalia Holds The Body of Her Child Who Died of Hunger
In the last, another very heart touching, tragic and shocking photo is included in our list of the top ten pictures that shocked the whole world. In 1992, when the people of Somalia faced a very severe famine and starvation then thousands of people died due to intense hunger. In this shocking photo, a heart touching scene is shown in which a mother in very miserable condition holds the body of her child, who died of starvation.
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