Power of Photography

In 1993, a little known South African photographer visited a famine stricken Sudan to cover the civil war there. The disturbing scenes of despair could be seen all around. People were madly scurrying for eatables brought by UN agencies. The race to the feeding camps was so intense that men and women, leaving there fledgling kids on ground, ran, lest they be left behind.

The photographer, in the mean time was moving around looking for and capturing the miseries of mankind. Nearly a kilometer away from the camp, he saw a starving girl child crawling towards the feeding center. As he set himself up to photograph her, a Vulture descended in the background anticipating the dying child to be a prey. Careful not to disturb the bird, the photographer positioned himself for the best possible shot. He waited for 20 minutes hoping that the predator may spread its wings for a more dramatic imagery. The Vulture, at the same time, was waiting for the child to die.