The Vulture and A Little Girl
This is a real story of Sudan where a famous photographer Kevin Karter visit to capture the situation of Sudan during the crisis of pandemic situation. This is a heart touching story that shook the world. This story revolves around a vulture and a little Girl. This story covers the year 1993 where Sudan was struggling with crisis of food and starving because the county torn by civil war and famine
The Moment that shook the world
In the year 1993 there was a biggest crisis in Sudan where people were dying with hunger and seeking for help with hope. The people are hopeless, helpless and homeless, people are starving hopelessly, awaiting sign of relief and in the midst of this despair a photograph is taken that change the course of history.
In this iconic image a Little Girl could be seen dying with hunger and looking for the help and a vulture who is waiting this girl to die so that he could eat her. A famous photographer Kevin Karter when visit the Sudan to cover the story of this crisis once he saw that a Little Girls is waiting to die and a vulture behind her watches patiently waiting for its next meal. The Girls Sunken eyes meet with the camera and Kevin Just capture this in a frame.
Kevin Karter Took his own life after wining Pulitzer Price for the Image??
This picture becomes so famous that can lead to that win the Pulitzer price. And after this Kevin Karter took his own life. Actually, this happened when Kevin Karter was celebrating the success of this image which was Name with “The Vulture and a Little Girl” a person makes a call to him and congrats for the success of this image. And suddenly asked the Kevin that what happened with that young Girl later. The Carter replied that I was in hurry to catch my flight to don’t have idea, perhaps she could have died.
With this answer the man said something to Kevin, that day there were two Vulture who is looking the Girl, the one Who is awaiting this poor Girl to make its meal and another one who has the camera on his hand. The sentence was so heart-wrenching, and soon people started to criticize the carter that he could save the child by handing over to United Nation Feeding center. This incident took the carter to depression and finally he took his own life tragically.
Moral Of This Article
In modern days somewhat we do the same, whenever this kind of incident happens in our daily life like when we see road accidents, any unlawful activities and e.tc without helping them or taking them out to that situation we start to make reels and Videos. Somewhere we are also becoming a Kevin Karter.
Written by
Md Naushad Alam
Co-Founder iOTA Classes
The Vulture and A Little Girl
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About Kevin Carter
Kevin Carter was a South African photojournalist best known for his haunting and controversial photograph of a starving Sudanese child being stalked by a vulture during the 1993 famine. Here’s a detailed overview about him:
Early Life
Born: September 13, 1960, Johannesburg, South Africa
Died: July 27, 1994, Johannesburg, South Africa
Carter grew up during the apartheid era and witnessed racial injustice, which later influenced his work as a photojournalist.
Career
Initially served in the South African Defence Force but left after being traumatized by what he saw.
Became a photojournalist documenting the violence and struggles during apartheid in South Africa.
He was part of a group of photographers known as the Bang-Bang Club, who covered intense conflicts in South Africa during the early 1990s.
The Vulture and A Little Girl
The Vulture and A Little Girl
The Vulture and A Little Girl
The Vulture and A Little Girl
