Monday, December 04, 2006

PHOTOS MADE PUBLIC FOR THE FIRST TIME




WSJ

Twenty-six years ago, a picture of an execution in Iran won the Pulitzer Prize. But the man who took it remained anonymous. Until now. He was the only anonymous recipient in the 90-year history of the award. Mr. Razmi preserved 27 of the photos on a contact sheet and stowed it away in his home.

On Aug. 27, 1979, two parallel lines of 11 men formed on a field of dry dirt in Sanandaj, Iran. One group wore blindfolds. The other held rifles. The command came in Farsi to fire: "Atesh!" Behind the soldier farthest to the right, a 12th man also shot, his Nikon camera and Kodak film preserving in black and white a mass execution. See the rest of the photos by clicking here.

3 comments:

تـــــرنـــٌــــم said...

peydaa kardam :)
Thanks
vali English man ounghadr k houb nist ke matn haaye sangin ro befahmam !
shomaa aalmaani balad nistid ?? ;)

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Michael said...

Sounds like a wonderful regime. This Razmi must be a brave man.