Photos function as snapshots of the past, and several famous ones go down in history as some of the most moving pictures. The 1932 “Lunch atop a Skyscraper” picture and 1945 “V-J Day in Times Square” are perfect examples. However, not all images capture warm and fuzzy memories.
For instance, Malcolm Browne’s 1963 image of “The Burning Monk” is still quite a harrowing sight. Kevin Carter’s 1993 portrait of “The Vulture and the Little Girl” earned him a Pulitzer Prize, but sadly, the trauma he suffered afterward forced him to take his life the very next year. Here are other famous photos with ominously chilling backstories.
