Tank man of Tiananmen Square

[Padaung]

Very interesting article about the photographers behind the iconic images that were taken 20 years ago today - well worth a read imo.

http://lens.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/06/03/behind-the-scenes-tank-man-of-tiananmen/

 

[mattyb240]

Interesting read!

Had no idea there was more then one photo! Thanks for sharing!

 

[Taelia]

Woooow, 1/30 at 800mm handheld! Must have nerves of steel pulling that one off.

 

[jsw]

The linked-to street view pic is amazing.

 

[147798]

Fantastic read. Thanks for posting the link.

 

[joro]

Great article and I was also unaware that there were multiple pictures from that day. I think perhaps the most saddening thing about the whole situation is, as the article points out, that most younger people can't even identify the picture nor where or when it was taken. Despite being younger, I have always known about the picture and the events surrounding it.