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    1. the only picture I don’t instantly recognize is the woman in Chicago. Is that someone famous?

    2. LupusDeusMagnus on

      Source

      https://culturalindex.substack.com/p/the-most-iconic-photographs

      Criteria

      In order to qualify for the list, the photograph needs to have a Wikipedia article specifically about it. This does mean some truly iconic photographs can’t be measured. For example, the photo of Muhammad Ali over Sonny Liston features in many top photographs list, but is included in the Wikipedia article about the match and does not have its own article. For the most part though, the most recognizable photographs have their own article on Wikipedia. Here is the map of where the Top 20 photographs were taken:

      Full list

      Below is the list of the Top 100 Photos, including the name for the more obscure photos like the guy kissing the girl or he dude holding a newspaper.

      1. The Dress

      2. Tank Man

      3. Pale Blue Dot

      4. The Falling Man

      5. Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima

      6. Pillars of Creation

      7. Lunch atop a Skyscraper

      8. Afghan Girl

      9. The Blue Marble

      10. Lenna

      11. V-J Day in Times Square

      12. Raising a Flag over the Reichstag

      13. Earthrise

      14. Guerrillero Heroico

      15. Piss Christ

      16. View from the Window at Le Gras

      17. The Falling Soldier

      18. The Vulture and the Little Girl

      19. Dewey Defeats Truman

      20. Photo 51

      Full 100 on the source.

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