Fotos que cambiaron el mundo

A Man on the Moon – Neil Armstrong’s photograph of Buzz Aldrin standing on an alien world is the enduring image of Apollo 11, and changed the way we see ourselves and our planet. Tank Man – Jeff Widener's photograph of a lone man stood in front of a column of tanks in Tiananmen Square became a powerful symbol of both the bloody events of June 4, 1989, and of non-violent resistance.

In 1980, six gunmen took over the Iranian embassy in London. Following the death of a hostage, the world watched and photographers swarmed as the SAS stormed the building. Newlyweds the Prince and Princess of Wales kissed on the balcony at Buckingham Palace on July 29, 1981. Charles’s formal pose and Diana’s emotional physicality was an omen for the marriage that lay ahead.

The horrific photograph of 9-year-old Kim Phuc running naked in terror from a napalm attack was widely published around the world and is attributed to having helped end the war in Vietnam. The photograph of 2-year-old Alan Kurdi lying face down on a Turkish beach caused international outrage and woke the world to the urgency of the Syrian refugee crisis.