Pulitzer Prize is considered one of America's most prestigious awards in journalism. You can get it for outstanding awards. Therefore, among the photo-winners - only those pictures that bear a deep semantic load.
1942
The company Henry Ford until the last did not recognize the trade unions. After the dismissal of eight union members, a strike started. All Negro-strike-breakers were caught at the checkpoint and severely beaten.
1943
Frank Noel - was one of the few lucky ones who managed to escape after the sinking of the ship that had taken them from occupied Singapore. The fugitives had to spend five days in a boat without food and drink before they met the ship. The first thing people asked from another boat was water.
1944
Lieutenant Moore was away from home for a long 16 months and finally returned on a visit. And the fact that the photo does not see a single person - only emotions - the jury drew the most.
1945
On February 23, the 45th American army took the height on Mount Suribati. In honor of this, the commander ordered the flag to be mounted on the top. The solemn moment of hoisting the banner was lucky to capture on the film.
1947
On December 7, 1946, the Weinkoff Hotel embraced the flames. Since the fire safety standards did not correspond to the institution, there were practically no chances to be saved by the guests. Then 119 people died, including the owners. In the photo - a desperate leap of a woman from the 11th floor. Some sources claim that she died. But there is another version: the woman suffered a dozen operations, remained without a foot, but survived, and died in 1992, and without telling her family that on the famous photo it was she.
1948
The 15-year-old guy committed a robbery, and when the policemen caught him, he grabbed a gun, shot one of the order's guards, fled and took a hostage. The photographer managed to agree with the owner of the apartment, located near the crime scene. A couple of minutes after the pictures were taken, the criminal will be deafened and taken to the station.
1949
Babe Ruth was a genius baseball player. Millions prayed for him. In the photo - an athlete suffering from throat cancer, thanks the fans for their love and support. The stands were literally crazy. Two months later, Babe passed away. But Ruth's third number in the "New York Yankees" was forever his only.
1950
The air show was held on the basis of "Tinker". Over 60 thousand spectators watched him. According to the idea of the organizers, the biplane had to make a smoke ring, through which three huge bombers will pass. But one bomber flew to the right point before the time required. The planes became one and a half meters closer. Only by a lucky chance did the tragedy fail.
1951
As a result of the air strike, the bridge in Korea was blown up. Despite the unreliability of the construction, the Korean refugees tried to cross it to the southern shore. People swarmed like ants on tattered beams. The most terrible - crossing took place in complete silence.
1952
Photo from the match between teams Drake University and Oklahoma A & M, in which Johnny Bright received a jaw fracture. Journalists who came to the match, specifically questioned the witnesses and made sure that the athlete was injured intentionally - he was just black, and the opponent team did not like it. After that, jaw-protecting helmets were introduced. And Johnny moved to Canada and became one of the most distinguished players in American football there.
1953
During the meeting of presidential candidate Edlai Stevenson with voters, the photographer noted that the sole of the right shoe of politics was rubbed to the ground. He tried to take a picture without attracting attention. The result surpassed all expectations - the photo was recognized as the most outstanding. All due to sharp contrast - Stevenson tried to adhere to a high aristocratic image. After the publication of the photo, the candidate was sent a huge number of new shoes. True, he did not succeed in winning.
1954
The heavy truck lost control, broke the pavement and hovered over the precipice. The driver and his assistant were lucky that there was a long rope in the car behind him. With his help, the men got out of the cab. And a moment after rescue, the head of the truck caught fire and crashed down onto the rocks. The picture was taken by a passenger car driving behind a van. For her, she just wanted to get 10 dollars from her favorite weekly.
1955
The author of the photo lived by the sea. Hearing screams, he immediately ran to the shore and saw a swearing couple. After he took off the quarrel, the photographer learned that the couple also lived near the coast. None of the family noticed how the one and a half year old boy from the yard fled to the sea. When the heroes of the photo missed the child, he was overwhelmed by a wave and dragged into a whirlpool. It was not possible to save the baby.
1956
This is the first news photo taken with the help of aerial photography. The American bomber jammed the propeller directly above the city. Before the moment of collision with the ground, the pilots tried to take the car away from the houses. As a result, both pilots were killed.
1957
This is the last photo of the liner Andrea Doria. The vessel crossed the Atlantic Ocean, but 50 miles from the shore collided with another liner - "Stockholm". The latter was practically unaffected and even stayed on track. "Andrea Doria" got a big hole, he tipped and started to go to the bottom. Good weather and the proximity of the port have contributed to the rescue of all passengers of the ship. Of the 1,250 passengers and 575 crew members, only 46 people were killed - directly at the time of the collision.
1958
During the festive parade of members of the China trade association, a small boy ran out onto the roadway. Immediately he was approached by a policeman who warned that children should not approach the procession that uses firecrackers in the show. The scene captured in the photo touched many so much that it even created a small sculptural composition in the state of Georgia.
1959
Stopping at the crossroads, the photographer saw a boy who intended to run to the red. He warned the child of the danger, and he went back to the sidewalk. And after a few minutes about the road accident with the child passed on the radio stations. The photographer returned and saw the same boy, whom he made a comment a couple of minutes ago.
1960
Unjustifiably, the brutal actions of Colonel Rodriguez were confirmed by many witnesses. The court passed a firing judgment in just a minute. The film with pictures from the court was seized, but several photographs with the colonel of the army Batista, including from the sobor, the photographer managed to save.
1961
At the time of the start of the brawl that occurred during the debates of the leader of the Japanese Socialist Party and the Prime Minister, the photojournalist had only one frame left. While he was adjusting the lens and making his way closer to the podium, a young man with a sword jumped on the stage and slashed the socialist over his stomach. When the blade was aimed at the heart, the camera was already ready. The second injection was fatal.
1962
John Kennedy was president for only three months, and he was responsible for the failed operation in Cuba, developed by his predecessor, Eisenhower. Support was simply necessary for a young politician. Then Kennedy invited Eisenhower to Camp David's residence for lunch. After talking with the press, a couple of presidents decided to discuss the matter in private in a quiet place, where this narrow path led.
1963
In armed clashes in Venezuela, many people died. The priest Luis Padillo bravely walked under bullets from one body to another. He hoped to find the wounded, ready to confess. One of the soldiers grabbed the approaching holy father and tried to get up. There and then sniper bullets flew into it. Photographer Rondon admitted that he completely does not remember how he took the picture.
1964
Robert Jackson managed to capture the moment of Jack Ruby's shot in Lee Harvey Oswald.
1965
A South Vietnamese army soldier beats the farmer for giving inaccurate information about the movements of the Vietcong guerrillas.
1966
Combat photos from the places of military operations in Vietnam for a long time will hurt for the living.
1967
James Meredith was the first black student at the prestigious University of Mississippi. After receiving the diploma, he continued to receive education in Colombia. Here, James became the organizer of the March against fear, starting at Memphis and finishing in Jackson. At the very beginning of the path, Meredith was wounded from a shotgun. Lying on the ground, the activist called for help. Fortunately, the injuries were not serious, and by the end of the march, James was again in the ranks.
1968
This photo is called "Kiss of Life", and it shows how one worker tries to save his partner, who received an electric shock.
1969
At the funeral of Martin Luther King, his wife and daughter, apparently, tried not to lose heart.
1970
"Migration to poverty" looks like this. Moving to Florida, many migrants were forced to work hard on not the most highly paid jobs.
1971
On May 4, 1970, student activists from Kent University decided to go to protest against the war in Cambodia. The meeting was canceled by the authorities. The National Guard was supposed to peacefully dissolve the demonstrators. Why the guards began to fire at young people is unknown. As a result of this tragedy, 4 students were killed, 9 were seriously injured.
1972
Pictures of the Vietnam War.
1973
All the horror of the war in one photo: children run away from napalm bombardment. Frightened, confused, not seeing life, but already ready to part with it.
1974
Of course, there were bright moments in wartime. Such as the return of American soldiers from captivity in Vietnam, for example. It seems that happiness from a meeting with relatives dwarfs all torments.
1975
In 1975, the award was given to Matthew Lewis for his pictures taken for The Washington Post. The heroine of the main photo was Fanny Lou Hamer, an activist who fought for the right of black citizens to vote in the elections.
1976
19-year-old Diana with a 2-year-old goddaughter Tiara tried to escape from the fire and climbed the fire escape. The last one broke off, and the girl with the child flew down. After this tragedy, a new law was adopted on fire escape ladders.
1977
During the riots in Bangkok - related to the demand of students to deport the military leader of Thailand - one of the activists of the political organization cruelly tortured the corpse of the hanged student. This moment was captured by photographer Neil Yulevich.
1978
The debtor holds a broker at the front. The latter became a hostage as a result of the refusal to extend the term of payment for a mortgage loan. The life of the broker was in the hands of the debtor as much as 63 hours.
1979
Being under the influence of drugs that have a hallucinogenic effect, Richard Greyst took his daughter and his pregnant wife hostage. Later, he stabbed his wife.
1980
During the liberation of Iran from the corrupt Western influence, nine Kurdish rebels were shot by a detachment of so-called "guards of the Islamic revolution."
1981
In the photo - the state prison in Jackson (Michigan).
1982
John White got the prize for a brilliant work with objects.
1983
Better than the most eloquent expressions, these photographs show the situation in El Salvador.
1984
In the violent armed clashes that lasted from 1975 to 1990, more than 200,000 people were injured, 100,000 people were killed. Once a prosperous country has practically turned into a ruin.
1985
The famine in Ethiopia caused the local population to flee the country. This is how most of the refugees looked like they reached the borders of the USA and Mexico.
1986
The eruption of a volcano in Colombia, which occurred on November 13, 1985, took about 23 thousand lives. Photographers Carol Gazi and Michael DuSill received awards for pictures of the consequences of this catastrophe.
1987
"Broken dreams of American farmers."
1988
In the photo there is little Jessica McClure. Being a one and a half year old baby, she fell into a narrow and long abandoned well. For her fate in October 87 the whole country watched. Since it was not easy to get the girl out, rescuers decided to dig one more well next to them and make a hole in the pipe from it. Rescue operation lasted 58 hours! And all this time baby Jessica could fall through the pipe further and die. But she was rescued.
1989
This is how life looks like the students of the southwestern high school, Detroit.
1990
The participant of political insurgent actions, conducted in the east of Europe and in China.
1991
Supporters of the South African National Congress burn a person alive. The unfortunate, in the opinion of the chastisers, was a Zulu spy.
1992
This year the jury's choice fell on a series of pictures about how different 21-year-old young people in America are trying to demonstrate their individuality.
1993
Track and field athletes - participants of the Summer Olympics, held in the Spanish capital in the 92nd.
1994
The victim of hunger is a haggard little Sudanese girl, who fainted, heading for the food center. The neck is waiting for the victim.
1995
The American soldier tries to protect the suspect from the furious crowd, after the participants of the action supporting Aristide, were thrown explosive.
1996
Until September 11, 2001, the terrorist attack in Oklahoma, the consequences of which are shown in the photo, was considered the most ambitious. The conspirators blew up the car next to the federal building. Marra. The main motive of the explosion was the terrorists named the events in Waco, when 76 people were part of the "Branch of David" sect. As a result of this tragedy, 169 civilians were killed.
1997
The hero of the photo is a fireman rescuing a girl from the raging waters during a flood.
1998
Clarence Williams tried to convey the condition of children brought up in families with parents suffering from alcohol or drug addiction.
1999
The terrorist attack in Nairobi was so large that the sounds of the explosion were heard within a radius of 16 kilometers. It was not only the embassy that was destroyed, but also the neighboring five-story building. From under his wreckage and get the unfortunate in the picture.
2000
It is difficult to convey what the students who survived the shooting at Columbine High School felt like. The photo report dedicated to them touched the judges of the award.
2001
The boat, on which the 6-year-old Elian and her mother swam from Cuba to the US shores, sank. The boy's mother died, and he was transferred to his uncle in Miami. Soon after the rescue, Eliana's father declared that he wanted to return the child. But the American relatives were categorically against it. The scandal led to a conflict between the countries. Long courts still decided to return Elian to his father. In the photo - footage of the morning raid, in which the boy was taken from his uncle by force.
2002
The moment of attack of the World Trade Center on September 11.
2003
Young people from Central America often endanger their lives, trying to move to the north of the country without documents. The path of some of them looks approximately this way, as shown in the photo.
2004
The consequences of the fighting in Iraq. This is what the life of a peaceful population looks like, which has to endure cruelty and cope with violence.
2005
Doctors from the Oakland hospital made great efforts to ensure that the Iraqi boy, a victim of the explosion, managed to at least recover a little and return to a more or less less normal life.
2006
The picture was taken secretly during the funeral of Marine Corps soldiers in Colorado.
2007
She educates him completely alone. He struggles with oncology with all his might. And so far they are losing the fight.
2008
The abolition of subsidies for fuel led to the beginning of the Saffron Revolution in Myanmar. A video operator from Japan - Nagai - was sent here to make a report about the protests. Suddenly, the military arrived immediately opened fire on the protesters. Got a bullet and shooting everything that happens Kenji. Later records from his camera show that the reporter was killed deliberately.
2009
A successful image of Barack Obama, filmed during his presidential campaign.
2010
A man hanging on a rope is an ordinary builder Jason, and he tries to help a woman who fell into a stormy river near a dam.
2011
This girl - an innocent victim, who accidentally ended up in the epicenter of the shooting, organized by members of various city gangs.
2012
Family Tarana Akbari - the girls in the photo - came to Kabul on the Ashura holiday. At the height of the celebration, a suicide bomber blew himself up in the temple. More than 70 civilians died, including 7 members of the Tarana family. The picture was taken immediately after the explosion.
2013
The body is in the hands of the man - his son, who was killed by the forces of the Syrian army.
2014
The woman courageously tries to hide the children from the shelling, arranged by the Somali military, in a shopping center in Nairobi. Then more than 70 people were killed.
2015
Edward Crawford throws back the tear-gas checker thrown by the police during an attempt to stop the protest in Ferguson. Four days before this black guy, Michael Brown was shot by police officer Wilson.
2016
Migrants on a boat sailed to the shore of the Greek island of Lesbos. The owner of the Turkish boat brought about 150 people and tried to escape, but was arrested.
2017
Rain falls on the body of Romeo Joel Torres Fontanilla, who was shot dead on October 11 by unknown persons on a motorcycle. This case became one of 3500 unsolved since the beginning of the presidential term Rodrigo Duterte, who toughened the punishment for the distribution of drugs.