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The vulture did not eat the little girl and the reporter chose to commit suicide

author:The Four Eyes Era
The vulture did not eat the little girl and the reporter chose to commit suicide

Vultures and little girls

This photo was taken with Sudan, where those years of famine in Africa, where people starved to death were everywhere, and on the way to relief, her thin body was unable to support her own body, and even her head could not be lifted. At this moment, a vulture fell behind her, waiting for this "dinner".

The vulture did not eat the little girl and the reporter chose to commit suicide

Kevin Carter

South African photojournalist Kevin Carter captured the moment in Sudan that brought the world to tears

The vulture did not eat the little girl and the reporter chose to commit suicide

Kevin Carter

For this photo, Kevin Carter won the 1994 Pulitzer Prize for Outstanding Photojournalism.

The vulture did not eat the little girl and the reporter chose to commit suicide

Great famine in Sudan

Two months later, at the age of 33, he committed suicide in Johannesburg.

The vulture did not eat the little girl and the reporter chose to commit suicide

Great famine in Sudan

After winning the award, Carter had to deal with not only the influx of praise, but also the overwhelming criticism, and even his friends asked him why he did not help the little girl at that time (it was later confirmed that the little girl was rescued), but for Kevin Carter, this phenomenon was so common throughout Africa that his personal strength was insignificant. Under the pressure of public opinion, he was tired of the world and chose to leave.

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