There’s an old saying that goes, a picture is worth a thousand words. Photos also tell amazing stories and allow storytellers to expand on the words they’re putting to paper. In some cases, a picture can make or break a story, and even a career, adding emotion or fueling the words put to them even more.
Most of all, it provides photographic evidence that something actually happened, no matter how obscene, obscure, or impossible it seems. Although modern tech has challenged that notion, there’s no denying that photos still tell incredible stories. To prove our point, here are 50 of the most influential photographs of all time!
