Vulture And The Child

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The photograph of The Vulture and the Child is a stark and disturbing image that evokes many questions upon the viewer. This photograph was taken by Kevin Hart, a photojournalist, who was in Sudan during the apartheid in South Africa in 1993. He later sold the image to the New York Times and it was published in the same year. Later in 1994, he would receive the Pulitzer Prize for this feature photography. In the photograph one can see an emaciated African child curled up in a defensive position shielding itself from an awaiting vulture. What evoked such anger in viewers after the photograph was published, was what happened to the child and why Hart did not do anything to aid and save the child? The assumption made by the viewer was that he was more interested in just taking the picture. …show more content…

(Canceran138-140) The photograph was intended to draw attention to the many issues that were taking place in Sudan at the time. Some of these issues include the civil war and the increasing famine throughout the area. But what makes this image so important is that the viewer gets to see an up-close and vivid image of the many issues. This image shows the world not only as a starving child, but tries to give it perspective and a true meaning. Because of this, the world is able to see the association between the famished child and the negative effects of poverty in third world countries. This image fueled ones’ belief that African countries are impoverished and how the children are dealing with starvation. It invokes feelings of sympathy and it hopes to induce caring people of the world to take action and to help these areas of the

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