He won the Pulitzer Prize for his work. And then, in 1994, he committed suicide. He could no longer bear the images, the events and the ridicule he received
Kevin Carter (13 September 1960 – 27 July 1994) was a South African photojournalist and member of the Bang-Bang Club. He was the recipient in 1994 of a Pulitzer Prize for his photograph depicting the 1993 famine in Sudan. He took his own life at the age of 33. He won the Pulitzer Prize for his work. And then, in 1994, he committed suicide. He could no longer bear the images, the events and the ridicule he received He won the Pulitzer Prize for his work. And then, in 1994, he committed suicide. He could no longer bear the images, the events and the ridicule he received. “Why didn’t you DO something?” people said. He was doing something. He was making YOU aware of things YOU don’t want to know about. Here in Boston we have nice suburbs where kind parents send their kids to school to learn about sharing and kindness and ABCs and all kinds of cool things where ignorance really is bliss, and those kids never, ever, ever even think about the girl their own age in th...