Let's collect "deeper meaning" iconic photographs, and see what we come up with. What that means is, a photograph that not only is famous or well-known, but that also ... and here's the kicker ... has an equally well-known backstory.
So, instead of collecting photos that just "are what they are" ...
"oh, that's Che Guevara, oh and that's Albert Einstein sticking his tongue out ... oh and Marilyn Munroe getting her skirt blown up ..." (Note that while these photos are "famous" as being recognisable and we've all seen them a million times, there's nothing more to say about them, really.)
... let's collect photos that tell more of a story.
"There's a man crying" turns into "watching the Nazi army march into Paris in 1940 ..." and so forth ...
"There's a man standing in front of some tanks" turns into a discussion of the whole Tienanmen Square demonstration and massacre.
And of course you can't see any napalm in this photo, but you can't talk about this photo long without talking about napalm.
So ... let's see what you guys got!!
So, instead of collecting photos that just "are what they are" ...
"oh, that's Che Guevara, oh and that's Albert Einstein sticking his tongue out ... oh and Marilyn Munroe getting her skirt blown up ..." (Note that while these photos are "famous" as being recognisable and we've all seen them a million times, there's nothing more to say about them, really.)
... let's collect photos that tell more of a story.
"There's a man crying" turns into "watching the Nazi army march into Paris in 1940 ..." and so forth ...
"There's a man standing in front of some tanks" turns into a discussion of the whole Tienanmen Square demonstration and massacre.
And of course you can't see any napalm in this photo, but you can't talk about this photo long without talking about napalm.
So ... let's see what you guys got!!
