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bigwillq

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14. Such amazing photos.

Reply to warrior1 (Original post)

Fri Jun 1, 2012, 01:40 AM

Jun 2012

I love how a simple photo can capture so much emotion. Good stuff. Thanks for posting. K and R

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40 Of The Most Powerful Photographs Ever Taken [View all] warrior1 May 2012 OP

Moving, thought-provoking photos. Thanks for the link. Scuba May 2012 #1

Many of these are famous; many are obscure......ALL are wonderful! CaliforniaPeggy May 2012 #2

Thanks warrior1. I took a good long look at each and every one of them. kayakjohnny May 2012 #3

Some intense, some incredibly sad, all very moving. bluesbassman May 2012 #4

Thank you. Those pictures both break and heal the heart. n/t sarge43 May 2012 #5

Thanks for posting liberal N proud May 2012 #6

An interesting side to this photo. Lochloosa May 2012 #7

thank you for posting this dana_b May 2012 #8

Good ones, but missed a few powerful ones Xipe Totec May 2012 #9

I have to agree, some of the most memorable photos were overlooked like yours and also these... LynneSin Jun 2012 #23

There's a moving documentary about deutsey Jun 2012 #27

I knew about the movie - it was based on an article in Esquire LynneSin Jun 2012 #28

I understand deutsey Jun 2012 #30

I was afraid they had left this one out ThoughtCriminal May 2012 #10

Those astronauts started reading from the book of Genesis on live TV Art_from_Ark Jun 2012 #13

Wow warrior1 May 2012 #11

simply incredible fizzgig Jun 2012 #12

Such amazing photos. bigwillq Jun 2012 #14

OMG, these are incredible! Rhiannon12866 Jun 2012 #15

Thank you. HappyMe Jun 2012 #16

Highly recommended! CrispyQ Jun 2012 #17

Stunning. BlueIris Jun 2012 #18

Wow SCantiGOP Jun 2012 #19

Thanks for posting. hamsterjill Jun 2012 #20

Tears are running down my checks. Humanity. sinkingfeeling Jun 2012 #21

Thank you! n/t Mira Jun 2012 #22

The Lounge is the place to come and find your humanity again riderinthestorm Jun 2012 #24

Thank goodness your post made it to the Cool section of the Homepage. cyndensco Jun 2012 #25

Great pics. rateyes Jun 2012 #26

Here's another one they forgot..... LynneSin Jun 2012 #29

Thank you for posting these BDize Jun 2012 #31

Thanks. DeSwiss Jun 2012 #32

I had never seen the majority of those photos. Curmudgeoness Jun 2012 #33

Wow...I met one of these people. Lucky Luciano Jun 2012 #34

---interesting that almost all are of sad occasions. jerseyjack Jun 2012 #35

Thank you ninehippies Jun 2012 #36