Unforgettable photos often define an event , a person , or even a generation . Before the Internet , media outlets had limited space and had to be more selective with photographs . Examples : Abu Ghraib shooting , VJ Day on Times Square , Kent State prisoner . Writer : `` `` The Flag '' photographs can help us bring historical events into focus '' CNN Films ' `` The Flag '' tells the story behind the image of firefighters raising a flag at Ground Zero .
Unforgettable photos often define an event , a person , or even a generation . Examples : Abu Ghraib shooting , VJ Day on Times Square , Kent State prisoner . Writer : `` `` The Flag '' photographs can help us bring historical events into focus '' CNN Films ' `` The Flag '' tells the story behind the image of firefighters raising a flag at Ground Zero .