The document provides short summaries of 16 historically significant photographs. It describes photos such as the famous image of Che Guevara taken by Alberto Korda in 1960, a photo of a young girl named Omayra Sanchez who died trapped in mud during a volcanic eruption in Colombia in 1985, and an image of a Vietnamese girl named Kim Phuc running naked after being burned by napalm dropped by US planes in 1972.

1. Short descriptions of 16 pictures that made history

4. A picture taken by Javier Bauluz, a Spanish photographer and winner of a Pulitzer Prize, shows two Spanish tourists on a beach looking at the lifeless body of a clandestine boat immigrant. The picture was part of a report on the entry of illegal immigrants through the shores of Western Europe. It denounces people’s indifference to the tragedies of others. Following its publication in La Vanguardia and the New York Times, reviews and commentaries poured into Spain.

9. The ‘Unknown Rebel’ was the nickname given to an anonymous man who became internationally famous for being photographed standing before a line of tanks during the Tiananmen Square uprising of 1989 in China. The photo was taken by Jeff Widener. The man seems to be stopping the advance of the tanks and the image has been around the world. In China, the picture was used by the government as a symbol of compassion the soldiers of the People's Liberation Army felt towards the Chinese people and their desire to protect them. Despite orders to advance, the tank driver refused to do so.