Picture of the Day

[Gazzi]

what???

Pink.....pink contacts........now purple would look good with her hairstyle and colour complexion or even orange

 

[DaRk WaVe]

 

[DaRk WaVe]

In 1973 photographer Chick Harrity snapped one of the Vietnam War's most memorable images. It showed a baby girl, named Tran Thie Het Nhanny, lying in a cardboard box next to her brother, who begged on the streets of Saigon.

When the photo was published in February of that year, it inspired Americans to raise money to bring the baby to the US to undergo surgery to correct a congenital heart defect.

The White House News Photographers' Association on Saturday gave a lifetime achievement award to Harrity, whose 48-year career included 35 years in Washington.

To Harrity's surprise the award was presented by the woman whose image he captured in that famous photograph. After surgery in the US, Nhanny was adopted by an American woman and now lives in Ohio.

President George Bush was the guest of honour at the ceremony. Introducing himself as "Laura Bush's straight man" he added the narration to a series of joke photos he brought along.

"I know you think you are documenting the Bush presidency, but you have nothing on my mother," he told the gathering of photographers at the start of a series of pictures showing former first lady Barbara Bush taking snapshots.

Many of Mr Bush's photos were of White House photographers assuming various odd positions to get just the right angle - including one lying on the grass for what appeared to be an up close and personal view of dog Barney's rear.

However, closing on a serious note, Mr Bush said: "When people think of historic events, they don't usually remember the words … they remember the images. One photo may not tell us the entire truth, but it gives us a piece of the truth … a glimpse of history, and that's important work."

 

[DaRk WaVe]

The England team give Nazi salutes at the 1938 Berlin Olympics.

 

[Gazzi]

The England team give Nazi salutes at the 1938 Berlin Olympics.

Now thats a photo I have never seen before.......thanks for posting

 

[jaunty]

Read more about it and the photographer Kevin Carter---

Kevin Carter - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[DaRk WaVe]

Now thats a photo I have never seen before.......thanks for posting

Heil Hitler

 

[Gazzi]

Heil Hitler

You seem to have a fascination with Hitler, from your photos and his quote in your signature even though that statment is very true of people falling for a big lie, look at 9/11 and 26/11.......anyway going of topic

 

[DaRk WaVe]

Read more about it and the photographer Kevin Carter---

Kevin Carter - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[DaRk WaVe]

You seem to have a fascination with Hitler, from your photos and his quote in your signature even though that statment is very true of people falling for a big lie, look at 9/11 and 26/11.......anyway going of topic

now don't think i am 'Nat-zi'

but some of his quotes are just awesome...

i have some awesome WW2 Pix, i will post in a few mins

 

[DaRk WaVe]

German prisoners from Fourth Army are marched through the streets of Moscow after Operation Bagration - The Soviet Belorussian strategic offensive.​

A mass execution of Polish hostages in Bochnia​

 

[DaRk WaVe]

Berlin: January 16th - 2nd May 1945
The Battle of Berlin was the final major offensive of the European Theater of World War II and was one of the bloodiest battles in human history, with over 1.2m casualties​

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[DaRk WaVe]

WAFFEN-SS​

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[DaRk WaVe]

like in germany - the dutch waffen ss is scraping the barrel later in the war...​

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[DaRk WaVe]

Russian Snipers ​

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