Kevin Carter?

Kevin Carter is a South African photographer. His work "Hungry Sudan" won the 1994 Pulitzer Prize for Journalism (U.S. News The world's highest award) "Feature Photography". The content of the work is a picture of a Sudanese girl who is about to starve to death and is kneeling on the ground, while a vulture is not far behind the girl, watching eagerly, waiting to prey on the girl.

This photo was first published by the famous and authoritative American newspaper "The New York Times" on March 26, 1993. Then, other media quickly spread it around the world, sparking strong reactions among people in various countries.

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Photojournalist Joao Silva, who was working with Kevin Carter at the time, told the story from his perspective in a later interview. Shooting situation. They landed in Sudan on a United Nations food-distribution helicopter, and within thirty minutes of distributing relief food, they had the opportunity to take some photos.

Kevin was near the helicopter. According to him, Kevin was shocked when he saw the horrific scene in front of him. He took many photos of hungry children, including one child curled up on the ground. As if crying, her mother was busy collecting relief food and had no time to take care of her. At this moment, a vulture landed behind the child.

Kevin gently adjusted the angle, so as not to disturb the vultures, to include both of them in the camera. After he took a few pictures, the vultures flew away. Joao said he shot the same scene but didn't win the Pulitzer Prize.