Starving Child and Vulture (1993) – Kevin Carter

South African photographer Kevin Carter was assigned to cover the 1993 Sudan famine, specifically in the Ayod village, when at one time, he heard a faint cry. He saw an emaciated child on his way to the feeding center, and suddenly, a vulture landed nearby.

Because he was advised not to touch the victims, the lensman shooed the scavenger away, and the toddler went on with his journey. This opened up a debate on whether lensmen should intervene or not. Unfortunately for Carter, the harrowing scenes he witnessed were too much to bear, so he took his own life in 1994.