Iconic Photos of the Past and Present

[TheNoNamedOne]

Which photos do you think are the most memorable in history or pop culture?

I will begin.

I think two of the most known come from WW2:

http://img.search.com/thumb/e/e0/Nagasakibomb.jpg/250px-Nagasakibomb.jpg
The atomic bombing of Nagasaki and(or) Hiroshima

http://www.hobbyistsoftware.com/Initiate-backgrounds/Iwo%20Jima.jpg
The flag raising on Iwo Jima

[socalheart]

http://static.howstuffworks.com/gif/kissing-1.jpg

(I like this one, but still looking for others... :D)

[Asshat]

My mother used to have a book titled "The Best of Life Magazine" which contained a lot of photos from the history of that publication. (Edit) On line now apparently. Some of the photos above where in it, but I particularily remember a photo of Rocky Marciano's fist crushing someone's face. I suppose it wasn't iconic in any way, although I doubt Ali had the power to generate 1600 pounds of force in a punch 6 inches away.

http://digitaljournalist.org/issue0309/lm12.html

Here is the photo of the Viet execution in the street.
http://digitaljournalist.org/issue0309/images/life/VCexecute.jpg

[Asshat]

Tin soldiers and Nixon coming......

http://digitaljournalist.org/issue0309/images/life/kentstate.jpg

[DougP]

Maybe not the most iconic photos from that event but they are memorable none the less.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v477/DougGTR32/september_11_attack_3.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v477/DougGTR32/wtc.jpg

[dk]

http://www.aceandres.com/burning.jpg

Hendrix setting his guitar on fire

http://home.millsaps.edu/mcelvrs/Vietnam_girl_napalm.jpg

Napalm attack in Vietnam

http://media.dimi15.com/1/20040623-2001_12_24_dress.jpg

Marilyn Monroe

[DougP]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v477/DougGTR32/unforgettable-photos-07.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v477/DougGTR32/Fall.jpg

[TheNoNamedOne]

http://goopstechnologies.com/EarthAS17.jpg
Earth from moon landing mission.

http://www.mindobserver.com/readings/BurningMonk.jpg
Burning monks in Vietnam street protesting during the war.

[DougP]

http://www.mindobserver.com/readings/BurningMonk.jpg
Burning monks in Vietnam street protesting during the war.


Now see why couldn't someone do that instead of burning the flag

[jerky656]

http://static.howstuffworks.com/gif/kissing-1.jpg

(I like this one, but still looking for others... :D)

You know the man in that photo finally came forward last month. He's still alive & they have proved him to be the real deal. Can you imagine seeing a certain picture of yourself on TV, magazines & newspapers for decades & not saying anything?