A PHOTOGRAPH YOU LIKE

This Pulitzer Prize winning photo was taken by cameraman Malcom Browne, in the context of protest against the Vietnamese goverment in 1963. When we look closely at the scene it becomes quite frightening. We can identify a buddhist monk sitting in the middle of the street, as he stands still, flames surround him, killing him. This monk was fighting for religious freedom in Vietnam, as buddhism wasnt recognized as the country's official religion. 

This photo is very touching, it moves me because it reflects the social struggle of the people and their actions in the face of a useless goverment. 

This photo also served as the cover for the first studio album of RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE, one of my favorite bands and that speaks exactly the message that this photo portrays, the human being searching for true freedom.