sugarhigh4242
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I think this one is super memorable too (and arguably speaks more to the moment in US politics):
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World Press Photo of the Year 2017
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Are you a press photographer?
(this was the world press photo awards)
He's dead. His heart stopped pumping very quickly.
ebullientprism
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The other photo from that scene is more incredible imo. The one from the side with the paintings.
This is the one:
This is insane. What a great shot.
Agreed.
Kudos to the sheer will of the cameraman to take such shots, and they ARE good photos.
But of all of the beautiful things and events that have been captured with a lens, someone getting murdered isn't what I would call the world's best photo.
Clearly photographers have been fucking up murder shots since Weegee. Did you see that picture of the Kent State Massacre where the pole comes out of a person's head? What appalling placement!
capitalCORN
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Erm, it's not a beauty contest.
TheRedSnifit
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There is no "pink mist" with low-caliber guns. He was shot in the back, his blood clotted and his heart stopped pumping, and what blood there was got absorbed by his clothes.
Ray Wonder
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I think they mean for this year, but I agree with you on your point.
Oppo
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The other photo from that scene is more incredible imo. The one from the side with the paintings.
This is the one:
yeah I agree with this, on a compositional level for sure.
remember when this happened, some folks were like "go pick up your Pulitzer, camera man" and they were right.
I think it's certainly this year's most Relevant Photo, in many ways.
OG Shaka Zulu
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Violence is so normalized in US media that I have to constantly remind myself that that is not a behind the scenes shot of a movie and that there's a dead victim on the ground. Crazy photos.
TheRealTalker
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I remember when we first saw it we assumed it was straight out of a set
some clean photo you would see from a history textbook
some clean photo you would see from a history textbook
capitalCORN
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Blame it on mass media sensory overload. It's chilling how real murder could be surreal.
John Kowalski
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Thread title is a bit of a fumble tbh, this isn't supposed to be the world's best photo..
McCurry is super good and he has a lot of photos that ate better than that one.
Actually it's fair to say that any natgeo photographer is super good. Dudes don't play around.
McCurry is super good and he has a lot of photos that ate better than that one.
Actually it's fair to say that any natgeo photographer is super good. Dudes don't play around.
Count Dookkake
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The result of a photographer who didn't care about stayin' alive.
Earthbound64
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Warning, NSFW/L:
That doesn't mean blood instantly teleports out of the body, clothing can't fold or shift to cover spots, and perspective no longer moves things out of view.
Being dumb is your right tho.
Oh no you didn't LOL
The other photo from that scene is more incredible imo. The one from the side with the paintings.
This is the one:
That's a much better shot. I thought that was from a movie when I glanced at it.
it's good to see the photos from the nyt's piece on the phillipines drug killings get some credit
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive...drigo-duterte-philippines-drugs-killings.html
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive...drigo-duterte-philippines-drugs-killings.html
MetalGearZed
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The other photo from that scene is more incredible imo. The one from the side with the paintings.
This is the one:
I can't believe that guy is dead right there.
Secret Character
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I was shaken when I first saw this photo. It's immensely powerful and will go down as one of the greatest photographs of our modern times. There is so much emotion, power, and a very clear story about what this photo is about. Definitely deserving of this year's award.
sammyCYBORG
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Why are people posting pictures that weren't taken from last year?
The two photos from that assassination are indeed brilliant.
The two photos from that assassination are indeed brilliant.
mckmas8808
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The other photo from that scene is more incredible imo. The one from the side with the paintings.
This is the one:
This looks so fake, even though I know it really happened. Like this looks staged.
eso76
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The other photo from that scene is more incredible imo. The one from the side with the paintings.
This is the one:
Why didn't they crop that frame showing on the far left
Ninja Scooter
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Yes, I think that's what weakens it - the composition resembles a movie, not an actual event. It's probably why they chose the other photo over this one.
I agree, even though that other photo is "aesthetically" insane, this one is much more powerful.
Damn.
The other photo from that scene is more incredible imo. The one from the side with the paintings.
This is the one:
This has been edited to make it look more movie-like. Here's the original:
This has been edited to make it look more movie-like. Here's the original:
Even so the unedited shot is still very impressive. Do a bit of cropping and it's pretty near the edited shot.
It's bizarre looking at it and knowing it actually happened.
Particle Physicist
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Real gun shot wounds are not like the movies. Not with the usual guns/caliber used in situations like this. Wounds don't pour out blood necessarily
mckmas8808
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Also there's film grain in this picture. I wonder if someone edited this picture to make it look like this, because it's hard for me to believe that this is how the picture looked like RAW and unedited.
This has been edited to make it look more movie-like. Here's the original:
Thank you for proving my point right (even though my post is after yours, I was typing my post up for a while since I'm at work and it was sitting in the "composing" state for like 20+ minutes). You can clearly see the film grain that was added along with the color correction and color grading. The person that edited it did a great job making it look like a movie shot on 35mm film though.
Ray Wonder
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The moon looks like it needs a HD texture mod
mckmas8808
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LOL! Yeah they took too much of the noise out of the picture to the point of making it too smooth.
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That pic from the side is amazing.
pantsattack
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Oh, seeing the original side photo I can clearly see the editing on the floor and the seam up the wall where they stitched in the extra painting on the wall. That makes the chosen winner the correct photo. I can't imagine being there after the shooting and hearing the chirp chirp of the camera going off. If something were to get the attention of the gunman in the moments after, that camera certainly put their life at risk.
RustyNails
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Was that dude who shot the Russian diplomat confirmed to be an ISIS agent?
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