Thursday, June 4, 2009

Tank Man: 20 years later

Tomorrow is the 20th anniversary of the student uprising in China - an event that featured probably one of the top 10 most iconic photos ever taken in the history of the still picture. There exists 4 different pics of that event, but recently, a 5th has shown up. And I think it may trump the others in the story behind the story.

The picture shows "Tank Man" (no one has really confirmed his name or even his fate) a few moments before he marched up to the tank column and stood his ground. It was snapped by Terril Jones, and he didn't even know the pic he had until weeks later. And just now, it is being published:


The sheer chaos of just what was happening is in the pic. A couple people running, one ducking for cover from the possible sound and/or fire of weapons. Another on a bike racing away from the oncoming tanks. And there, to the left, is Tank Man, marching defiantly towards the metal beasts, determined to make a difference.

You can read more about Terril's pic here. And bless you Tank Man, wherever you are.

1 comments:

Anonymous said...

This thrilling sequence highlights a free video games function that's triggered by six or more gold symbols. Capture a gold image in a pink body and a 500x or 750x complete bet is awarded. At the end of the bonus, any position with a green, silver or pink body is changed with a firecracker image, offering the opportunity to obtain as much as} a 7,500x bet multiplier with a triple firecracker image. Buy-a-pay slots are recognizable by the format of their pay tables. Notice, for instance, that a Double Diamond slot has the same symbols shown for one coin or two coin play. But take a look at|have a look at} Bally's Flaming 7s 카지노 사이트 machine, and you will see the bars listed for one coin and the 7s listed for 2 coins.