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  1. © françois aubert — emperor maximilian’s shirt, worn during his execution, 1867 this grisly photograph depicts the bullet-riddled shirt of the austrian archduke maximilian i, who was appointed emperor of mexico by napoleon iii in 1864. maximilian’s puppet regime lasted only three years; when the french army withdrew from mexico in 1867, he was captured, tried, and executed by the nationalist supporters of benito juárez. his last words were, “i forgive everyone, and i ask everyone to forgive me. may my blood which is about to be shed, be for the good of the country. viva mexico, viva la independencia!” [wiki]

    © françois aubert — emperor maximilian’s shirt, worn during his execution, 1867

    this grisly photograph depicts the bullet-riddled shirt of the austrian archduke maximilian i, who was appointed emperor of mexico by napoleon iii in 1864. maximilian’s puppet regime lasted only three years; when the french army withdrew from mexico in 1867, he was captured, tried, and executed by the nationalist supporters of benito juárez.

    his last words were, “i forgive everyone, and i ask everyone to forgive me. may my blood which is about to be shed, be for the good of the country. viva mexico, viva la independencia!” [wiki]

     
  2. © thomas hoepker, dubai, united arab emirates — a veiled woman at the wild wadi water park near jumeira beach, 2006

    © thomas hoepker, dubai, united arab emirates — a veiled woman at the wild wadi water park near jumeira beach, 2006

     
  3. © stanley greene, chechnya — the road to samashki, 1996 posted by/ thanks to firsttimeuser

    © stanley greene, chechnya — the road to samashki, 1996

    posted by/ thanks to firsttimeuser

     
  4. © ettore malanca, burundi — a rainstorm halts the food lines at kabezi camp, march 2000

    © ettore malanca, burundi — a rainstorm halts the food lines at kabezi camp, march 2000

     
  5. © joachim ladefoged, albania — french military helicopters bring humanitarian relief to kukes, albania

    © joachim ladefoged, albania — french military helicopters bring humanitarian relief to kukes, albania

     
  6. unknown photographer — easter morning, t/5 william e. thomas and pfc. joseph jackson will roll specially prepared eggs on hitler’s lawn, march 10, 1945 from the national archives, pictures of african americans during world war ii

    unknown photographer — easter morning, t/5 william e. thomas and pfc. joseph jackson will roll specially prepared eggs on hitler’s lawn, march 10, 1945

    from the national archives, pictures of african americans during world war ii

     
  7. © hart preston, iran — (L-R) 25-year-old shah of iran with visiting american politician wendell willkie during the later’s stopover on world tour aboard his plane the gulliver, 1942. the shah is taking an airplane ride for the first time in his life.

    © hart preston, iran — (L-R) 25-year-old shah of iran with visiting american politician wendell willkie during the later’s stopover on world tour aboard his plane the gulliver, 1942. the shah is taking an airplane ride for the first time in his life.

     
  8. © muhammed muheisen, pakistan — an afghan refugee girl stands with others in an alley of a slum on the outskirts of Islamabad also, look at that smile. :)

    © muhammed muheisen, pakistan — an afghan refugee girl stands with others in an alley of a slum on the outskirts of Islamabad

    also, look at that smile. :)

     
  9. © matt robinson, paktika province, afghanistan — american soldiers waited for a helicopter to pick them up after a night raid by the 101st airborne division, february 2012 posted by/ thanks to magnificentruin

    © matt robinson, paktika province, afghanistan — american soldiers waited for a helicopter to pick them up after a night raid by the 101st airborne division, february 2012

    posted by/ thanks to magnificentruin

     
  10. in 1967, kathrine switzer was the first woman to run the boston marathon. after realizing that a woman was running, race organizer jock semple went after switzer shouting, “get the hell out of my race and give me those numbers.” however, switzer’s boyfriend and other male runners provided a protective shield during the entire marathon. the photographs taken of the incident made world headlines, and kathrine later won the NYC marathon with a time of 3:07:29. [wiki]

    in 1967, kathrine switzer was the first woman to run the boston marathon. after realizing that a woman was running, race organizer jock semple went after switzer shouting, “get the hell out of my race and give me those numbers.” however, switzer’s boyfriend and other male runners provided a protective shield during the entire marathon. the photographs taken of the incident made world headlines, and kathrine later won the NYC marathon with a time of 3:07:29. [wiki]

     
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  11. © mark power, berlin, germany — november 10, 1989

    #1 east german soldiers share a laugh with the west german public, who are sitting on the wall, east berlin, germany
    #2 the press gathers to watch east germans cross the border into the west, west berlin, germany

     

  12. #1 the boot of a dead FRDC (congolese army) soldier on the road between kibati and rusturu
    #2 the body of an executed civilian
    #3 an FRDC (congolese army) soldier holds the sexual organs and hand of a dead CNDP (national congress for people’s defense) soldier that he has amputated with a knife

    photo by © alvaro ybarra zavala, democratic republic of congo, november 2008

     
  13. © alvaro ybarra zavala, colombia — judith and isa, two female FARC guerrillas from the bloque movil arturo ruiz, inside one of the FARC camps. the bloque movil arturo ruiz of the revolutionary armed forces of colombia (FARC) are a special unit of FARC who fight in many different regions of colombia. this unit is like a quick reaction force who help other sub-groups of FARC. they are allegedly responsible for hostage-taking, november 2007

    © alvaro ybarra zavala, colombia — judith and isa, two female FARC guerrillas from the bloque movil arturo ruiz, inside one of the FARC camps. the bloque movil arturo ruiz of the revolutionary armed forces of colombia (FARC) are a special unit of FARC who fight in many different regions of colombia. this unit is like a quick reaction force who help other sub-groups of FARC. they are allegedly responsible for hostage-taking, november 2007

     
  14. © thomas dworzak, slupcane, republic of macedonia — a girl fighter of the ethnic albanian national liberation army, may 2001

    © thomas dworzak, slupcane, republic of macedonia — a girl fighter of the ethnic albanian national liberation army, may 2001

     
  15. © katharina hesse, northern china — north korean refugee, november 11, 2006 kim jung-ae (a pseudonym), 62, hides in a house in northern china. the elderly woman left north korea in mid-2006 as she didn’t want to wait to die. as a retiree and disabled person , she had no income and was obliged to live on herbs and grass she collected in the mountains. her son died two years ago of starvation. one day she suddenly decided that she had nothing more to loose in north korea and secretly crossed the border to china. suffering from a lame leg, it took her 5 days to stumble to the next town in order to find food and shelter, supported by a few sympathetic ethnic koreans living along the road. kim survives in china by reselling garbage she collects in the streets. she makes between 30-50 cent eu/day. [posted with permission from the photographer, katharina hesse]

    © katharina hesse, northern china — north korean refugee, november 11, 2006

    kim jung-ae (a pseudonym), 62, hides in a house in northern china. the elderly woman left north korea in mid-2006 as she didn’t want to wait to die. as a retiree and disabled person , she had no income and was obliged to live on herbs and grass she collected in the mountains. her son died two years ago of starvation. one day she suddenly decided that she had nothing more to loose in north korea and secretly crossed the border to china. suffering from a lame leg, it took her 5 days to stumble to the next town in order to find food and shelter, supported by a few sympathetic ethnic koreans living along the road.

    kim survives in china by reselling garbage she collects in the streets. she makes between 30-50 cent eu/day.

    [posted with permission from the photographer, katharina hesse]