This is an image, taken in 1975, of a woman and a girl falling after their fire escape collapses. I'd say this is a pretty strong rival for the 'Falling Man' image of 9/11.
And this image of the burning monk fascinates me endlessly. Basically (for anyone unfamiliar) in 1963, Thich Quang Duc, a Buddhist priest in Southern Vietnam , stepped into a busy street, emptied a container of gasoline over himself and, to the horror and amazement of the world, burned himself to death in protest of the government's torture policy against priests. Thich Quang Dug never made a sound and never moved as he burned, his charred corpse finally tipping over as his body crumbled away. Now THAT is committment to a cause!
And this image of the burning monk fascinates me endlessly. Basically (for anyone unfamiliar) in 1963, Thich Quang Duc, a Buddhist priest in Southern Vietnam , stepped into a busy street, emptied a container of gasoline over himself and, to the horror and amazement of the world, burned himself to death in protest of the government's torture policy against priests. Thich Quang Dug never made a sound and never moved as he burned, his charred corpse finally tipping over as his body crumbled away. Now THAT is committment to a cause!
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