Speaking Volumes through Photography

 ”The man adjusting his lens to take just the right frame of her suffering might just as well be a predator, another vulture on the scene"

This photograph was taken by Kevin Carter in 1994 while he was in South Africa. This is a disturbing photograph of a Sudanese toddler being stalked by a vulture on her way to a food shelter. The vulture was waiting for her to die, so that it can eat her. Kevin Carter won the Pulitzer Prize for this photograph, as well as many criticisms from people all over the world. Kevin Carter committed suicide 3 months later.

A picture is worth a thousand words; well, this one speaks volumes to me. This photograph literally breaks my heart. It is so powerful, it just shows the dire condition that people in South Africa have to endure EVERY single day of their lives. This picture gave people a true look at what is going on beyond their comfortable lifestyles. This is what kids and many many people have to go through every single day, this is the truth, and it is heart breaking.