Photography - A Powerful Medium

Photography is a powerful medium. It can expose truths and show emotions that words never could. It can turn a mirror to our deepest fears and give us hope for humanity. Photography can change the world. Since 1942, the Pulitzer Prize has been awarded to the most excellent photographs and photos taken every year. Usually awarded to news photographers, the award-winning images include some of the most iconic photographs ever taken.

This photo, taken by Ron Edmonds in 1981, shows Secret Service agent Timothy J. McCarthy, foreground, Washington policeman, and presidential press secretary James Brady, background, laying wounded on a street outside a Washington hotel after shots were fired by John Hinckley, Jr., who pushed a pistol through a cluster of bystanders and fired six shots at President Ronald Reagan. Brady was permanently disabled due to the attack and later became a gun control advocate.