{"id":4712,"date":"2017-03-24T09:49:18","date_gmt":"2017-03-24T13:49:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wp.umpi.edu\/utimes\/?p=4712"},"modified":"2025-08-23T17:07:56","modified_gmt":"2025-08-23T21:07:56","slug":"a-moment-in-time-the-pulitzer-prize","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp.umpi.edu\/utimes\/2017\/03\/24\/a-moment-in-time-the-pulitzer-prize\/","title":{"rendered":"A Moment in Time: The Pulitzer Prize"},"content":{"rendered":"

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A black and white image depicts American soldiers raising the flag at Iwo Jima in 1945.\u00a0 They are standing on the rubble of war, claiming victory for the U.S.\u00a0 This iconic photograph is recognized by many.\u00a0 It perfectly captures a moment in time.\u00a0 \u201cStill photographs are the most powerful weapon in the world,\u201d Eddie Adams, Pulitzer prize winner said.\u00a0 A photograph worthy of a Pulitzer tells a story in a way that a thousand words could not.\u00a0 The story may not be easy to see, but it\u2019s what people need to see.<\/p>\n

Photographs that you see stay with you.\u00a0 It\u2019s hard to forget some images, especially those that elicit an emotional response.\u00a0 Eddie Adams\u2019 photograph, \u201cSaigon Execution,\u201d is one of these photographs.\u00a0 An American soldier holds a gun to the head of a Vietcong prisoner of war.\u00a0 The photo was taken seconds before the man was executed in the street.\u00a0 The image is so raw, and so powerful.\u00a0 It illustrates the last moment of a man\u2019s life.\u00a0 At the time the photograph was published, American citizens were shocked.\u00a0 Empathizing with the enemy isn\u2019t easy, and this photo enabled those who viewed it to feel the pain of the prisoner.\u00a0 More importantly, the photo accurately depicted a part of the war people may not have wanted to see.<\/p>\n

Three years later a photograph was taken of a young Vietnamese girl.\u00a0 She is naked, and behind her is a large black cloud of smoke.\u00a0 The image is titled, \u201cNapalmed Girl,\u201d and was taken by Nick Ut.\u00a0 She is walking with other children, and they all appear to be crying out in pain.\u00a0 The moment holds great pain, and it showed the American public a harsh truth about the Vietnam war.\u00a0 Not only were things escalating, innocent children were suffering.<\/p>\n

In 1985 a devastating mudslide tore through Armero.\u00a0 The disaster was caused by the eruption of active volcano Nevado del Ruiz.\u00a0 Carol Guzy and Michel du Cille were awarded the Pulitzer prize for a series of photographs taken in the wake of the disaster.\u00a0 Omayra Sanchez is the subject of some of these impactful images.\u00a0 She was a thirteen year old girl whose lower body was trapped beneath the debris of her home.\u00a0 Relief workers were unable to free her from the water, and the photographs document her last hours.\u00a0 She looks directly at the camera in most of the shots.\u00a0 Her pain is evident, and it is easy to feel for her.\u00a0 The journalists who take photographs like these sacrifice so much to bring stories to the public.\u00a0 How can anyone be expected to sleep well again after witnessing such tragedy?<\/p>\n

\u201cBerlin Wall Falls,\u201d is a photograph taken by David Turnley.\u00a0 A young man stands at the Berlin wall as he does his part to disassemble it.\u00a0 He is wielding a mallet and a chisel and chipping away at the wall.\u00a0 The photograph is one that expresses a feeling of triumph.\u00a0 One who views it may feel empowered, it almost makes you feel like you\u2019re there.\u00a0 Like you are the one breaking down the wall.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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