Tank Man (1989) – Jeff Widener

Media outlets sent their teams to China to cover the aftermath of the Tiananmen Square massacre. The Associated Press’ representative, Jeff Widener, was at the Beijing hotel, taking photos of bloodied victims as well as burning vehicles when he spotted a courageous man holding shopping bags.

Widener saw the unidentified man standing in front of war tanks. Eventually, the citizen was escorted away but not before this lensman was able to take a powerful image that displayed the person’s act of resistance. Nowadays, the place is a tourist spot, but it will forever be remembered for the demonstration.