Intending to bring Christianity to the remote Auca tribe, five missionaries set out into the jungles in Ecuador. Their mission came to a violent end.
Category: Society
The Lash of Success by Grey Villet, 1961
In 1961, Life magazine published three photo essays about the dark side of the American dreams. This one deals with how a man obsession with success dooms him.
The Bhopal Disaster by Raghu Rai, 1984
On the night of December 2, 1984, a gas leak at a chemical plant in Bhopal led to a disaster that would eventually kill over 30,000 people.
Sicily and the Mafia by Letizia Battaglia
In late 1970s and 1980s, Letizia Battaglia fearlessly documented mafia murders of judges, politicians, police, and rival thugs.
Vallejo Protests by Ojo Magazine, 1958
In June 1958, the union of railroad workers in Mexico went on strike, marking the beginning of a labor dispute that would paralyse Mexico for next two years. Hector Garcia had to launch his own magazine to cover them.
Discovery of Titanic, 1985-1987
Here are National Geographic’s coverage of the wreck of Titanic in the early years of its discovery in expeditions led by Robert Ballard.
Times Square, by the New York Times, 1997
On May 18, 1997, the New York Times devoted the entire issue of its magazine to photography. The theme was Times Square.
Faces of Power: 80% Are White
Nearly half a century after Richard Avedon profiled the political, media and corporate elite of the United States for Rolling Stone, the New York Times returned to the similar theme in their 12 September 2020 issue.
Vida Difícil by Claudia Andujar
In 1968, Claudia Andujar produced Vida Difícil, a photoessay on prostitution for Brazilian weekly Realidade.
Siddhartha by Will McBride, 1969
When Twen serialized Siddhartha, Hermann Hesse’s novel of a man’s search for enlightenment, photographer Will McBride was asked to come up with the photos to accompany the serialization.