These influential photos have been around for decades and depict some of the hardest times around the world.

1. Most Influential Photographs of AllTime
By: Andrea Mainardi

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1. Lunch Atop a Skyscraper

3. This photo depicts a group of construction workers in
New York City having their lunch on top of a suspended
beam. The photograph was taken by Charles C. Ebbets
in 1932, during the peak erection of the legendary GE
Building at Rockefeller Center. The 11 men, 840 feet
above group, wearing no harness, which was a
reflection of the Great Depression that had swept the US
during those years. People, especially men of Irish
decent, were willing to take on any job that came their
way, despite the obvious dangers.
1. Lunch Atop a Skyscraper

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2. Sudan Famine UN Food Camp

5. The photograph was taken in 1994 during the horrible
Sudan Famine that claimed over 70,000 lives due to
hunger and poor human conditions. The Johannesburg
photographer, Kevin Carter took the photo of a starving
child kneeled over, feet away from a vulture. The photo
was picked up by the New York Times, and it was then
posted in hundreds of magazines around the world.
Three months after winning the Pulitzer Prize, Carter
committed suicide.
2. Sudan Famine UN Food Camp

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3.Tiananmen Square “Tank Man”

7. The photo is an un-identified man who stood in front of
a row of tanks in order to stop their advancement in the
Tiananmen Square. The photo was taken in 1989 by Jeff
Widener of the Associated Press and it spread around
the world. Although the fate of the man is still unknown,
his move showed people that there was hope against the
Communist regime at the time.
3.Tiananmen Square “Tank Man”

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4.Afghan Girl

9. The legendary picture was shot by Steve McCurry of
National Geographic. The girl, Sharbat Gula, was a
refugee in Pakistan during the Soviet occupation of
Afghanistan. and attended the informal schools set up in
the surrounding camps. After making the cover of
National Geographic in 1985, many critics dubbed her as
the "The First World's Third World Mona Lisa.”
4.Afghan Girl