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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Full list of top 100 can be found [here](https://culturalindex.substack.com/p/the-most-iconic-photographs)
“The dress.” making its way onto here is so unserious and funny
What’s the one pointing near London?
This is pretty cool
address me elephant for the dress
the only picture I don’t instantly recognize is the woman in Chicago. Is that someone famous?
I hope that’s not Piss Christ
blue or gold that’s the real question
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.