[Misc] A thread full of Iconic photos

Brovion · Oct 24, 2024

The Clamp said:
You’ll notice one glove is on the right hand and one glove is on the left hand.

The white athlete leant the others his gloves for that shot.

Peter Norman, an Aussie. Actually it wasn't his gloves, one of them (Smith or Carlos) had forgotten to bring his so Norman suggested they used one each from the single pair.

He was apparently roundly castigated in Australia for this, and was ostracised. However Smith and Carlos never forgot, and when he died one of them was a pallbearer at his funeral.

EDIT: Just checked, and both were pallbearers.

Questions · Oct 24, 2024

Brovion said:
Peter Norman, an Aussie. Actually it wasn't his gloves, one of them (Smith or Carlos) had forgotten to bring his so Norman suggested they used one each from the single pair.

He was apparently roundly castigated in Australia for this, and was ostracised. However Smith and Carlos never forgot, and when he died one of them was a pallbearer at his funeral.

EDIT: Just checked, and both were pallbearers.

It was an amazing story that. God there were people around who hated Norman after that day.

happypig · Oct 24, 2024

Titanic said:
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I prefer this one. Everyone that's ever lived (except Michael Collins) is in it:

Surf's Up · Oct 24, 2024

Harry Wilson's tackle · Oct 24, 2024

The two wrongies, as Private Eye called them.

AK74 · Oct 24, 2024

BN9 BHA · Oct 24, 2024

shingle · Oct 24, 2024

AK74 said:
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As a photographer, this is my favourite photo of all time. Its become quite controversial in recent times, but aesthetically its perfect.

Although it is originally a 'portrait' format pic