The NY Post ran a cover story and photo this morning about a man (Ki Suk Han) being pushed onto a NY subway track, and then being struck by a train, killing him. The photographer, working for the NY Post, claims he was unable to help the man, but the photo he took moments before the man’s death, has sparked a heated debate about the events that took place, and whether he could have done more. From the Post article: “Post freelance photographer R. Umar Abbasi — who had been waiting on the platform of the 49th Street station — ran toward the train, repeatedly firing off his flash to warn the operator.” “I just started running, running, hoping that the driver could see my flash,” said Abbasi, whose camera captured chilling shots of Suk’s tragic fight for his life.”

The NY Post ran a cover story and photo this morning about a man (Ki Suk Han) being pushed onto a NY subway track, and then being struck by a train, killing him. The photographer, working for the NY Post, claims he was unable to help the man, but the photo he took moments before the man’s death, has sparked a heated debate about the events that took place, and whether he could have done more.

From the Post article:

“Post freelance photographer R. Umar Abbasi — who had been waiting on the platform of the 49th Street station — ran toward the train, repeatedly firing off his flash to warn the operator.”

“I just started running, running, hoping that the driver could see my flash,” said Abbasi, whose camera captured chilling shots of Suk’s tragic fight for his life.”

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Famous war photographer David Douglas Duncan used a custom Leica “M3D” designed for him by Leica (only 4 were made). His personal copy sold today for $2.19 million, setting a record for most expensive commercially produced camera. 

Check out a few of his amazing wartime images above, truly a legend.

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“Ochlik received his highest accolade less than two weeks before he died when he won a first prize at the World Press Photo awards for a series of photos [seen above] on the battle for Libya.” imwithkanye: BATTLE FOR LIBYA photographed by Remi Ochlik. An opposition fighter rest under a rebellion flag in the middle of the battlefield oil town Ras Lanouf in Libya.

“Ochlik received his highest accolade less than two weeks before he died when he won a first prize at the World Press Photo awards for a series of photos [seen above] on the battle for Libya.”

imwithkanye:

BATTLE FOR LIBYA photographed by Remi Ochlik. An opposition fighter rest under a rebellion flag in the middle of the battlefield oil town Ras Lanouf in Libya.

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This moving photograph by Katy Granan, is part of an exhibit by six photographers aiming to showcase “their take on contemporary portraiture to a broader audience.” “This photograph was part of Sara Corbett’s New York Times Magazine article ‘The Women’s War,’ which described the impact of post-traumatic stress disorder on the lives of Iraq War veterans. All of these subjects faced serious challenges in connecting to the ordinary lives that the photographs so poignantly evoke.” Keliby Katy Grannan

This moving photograph by Katy Granan, is part of an exhibit by six photographers aiming to showcase “their take on contemporary portraiture to a broader audience.”

“This photograph was part of Sara Corbett’s New York Times Magazine article ‘The Women’s War,’ which described the impact of post-traumatic stress disorder on the lives of Iraq War veterans. All of these subjects faced serious challenges in connecting to the ordinary lives that the photographs so poignantly evoke.”

Keli
by Katy Grannan

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“A sedated black rhino is carried by military helicopter away from a poaching area in the hills of the Eastern Cape in South Africa to a new home 15 miles away. The World Wildlife Fund organized the move of 1,000 rhinos, which are under threat from poachers across Africa because of the market value of their horns.” The Time magazine has published the Most Surprising Pictures of 2011 covering dramatic images of 2011’s major news events. Warning: Includes some disturbing images.

“A sedated black rhino is carried by military helicopter away from a poaching area in the hills of the Eastern Cape in South Africa to a new home 15 miles away. The World Wildlife Fund organized the move of 1,000 rhinos, which are under threat from poachers across Africa because of the market value of their horns.”

The Time magazine has published the Most Surprising Pictures of 2011 covering dramatic images of 2011’s major news events.

Warning: Includes some disturbing images.

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