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Name: Conrad Schumann
DOB: 28 March 1942
Nationality: East German
Iconic moment: spontaneously jumping to the West over the Berlin Wall he was guarding as it was being built. Symbol of Cold War.
Later years: Difficult relations with relatives he left behind in East Germany. Suffered from depression and hanged himself June 20th, 1998.
Name: James Blake Miller
DOB: July 10, 1984
Nationality: American
Iconic moment: "Marlboro Marine", veteran of battle of Fallujah. Symbol of Iraq War.
Later years: Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder sufferer, jobless, member of the Highwaymen biker gang, divorced, suicidal tendencies.
Name: Phan Thi Kim Phúc
DOB: 1963
Nationality: Vietnamese-Canadian
Iconic moment: center of "Vietnam Napalm" photo, running and screaming while being burned alive. Symbol of Vietnam War.
Later years: used as peace symbol by North Vietnamese government, studies in Cuba, Canadian citizenship, some media attention including speaking of forgiveness on NPR and a photo op with her baby.
Name: Sharbat Gula
DOB: 1972
Nationality: Afghan
Iconic moment: "Afghan girl", surprise photo of her as a refugee, the most famous ever to be published by national geographic. Symbol of Afghan War.
Later years: Mother. found again at the age of 30 completely unaware of her fame, with the "prematurely destroyed face" of a hard life.
Name: Unknown
DOB: Unknown
Nationality: Chinese (PRC)
Iconic moment: "Tank Man" opposing Chinese tanks about to put down the pro-democracy protests of students in the Tiananmen Square Massacre. Symbol of Chinese democracy.
Later years: Unknown, if still alive.
Little photos become symbols of whole events, yet at the time we know little or nothing about the actual people involved. Having learned a bit about these people.. It's as though the photo, becoming an icon, lost its strength. The lives recall the genuine horror, and sometimes beauty, that lies behind the image.
Discuss.
Name: Conrad Schumann
DOB: 28 March 1942
Nationality: East German
Iconic moment: spontaneously jumping to the West over the Berlin Wall he was guarding as it was being built. Symbol of Cold War.
Later years: Difficult relations with relatives he left behind in East Germany. Suffered from depression and hanged himself June 20th, 1998.
Name: James Blake Miller
DOB: July 10, 1984
Nationality: American
Iconic moment: "Marlboro Marine", veteran of battle of Fallujah. Symbol of Iraq War.
Later years: Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder sufferer, jobless, member of the Highwaymen biker gang, divorced, suicidal tendencies.
Name: Phan Thi Kim Phúc
DOB: 1963
Nationality: Vietnamese-Canadian
Iconic moment: center of "Vietnam Napalm" photo, running and screaming while being burned alive. Symbol of Vietnam War.
Later years: used as peace symbol by North Vietnamese government, studies in Cuba, Canadian citizenship, some media attention including speaking of forgiveness on NPR and a photo op with her baby.
Name: Sharbat Gula
DOB: 1972
Nationality: Afghan
Iconic moment: "Afghan girl", surprise photo of her as a refugee, the most famous ever to be published by national geographic. Symbol of Afghan War.
Later years: Mother. found again at the age of 30 completely unaware of her fame, with the "prematurely destroyed face" of a hard life.
Name: Unknown
DOB: Unknown
Nationality: Chinese (PRC)
Iconic moment: "Tank Man" opposing Chinese tanks about to put down the pro-democracy protests of students in the Tiananmen Square Massacre. Symbol of Chinese democracy.
Later years: Unknown, if still alive.
Little photos become symbols of whole events, yet at the time we know little or nothing about the actual people involved. Having learned a bit about these people.. It's as though the photo, becoming an icon, lost its strength. The lives recall the genuine horror, and sometimes beauty, that lies behind the image.
Discuss.
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