A picture is worth a thousand words, it’s true because putting a strong moment into words is very hard, especially when those moments come about after looking at other people in times of complete loss and despair.
The following list includes some of the most powerful photos ever taken throughout human history. Each one tells the real story of human life, the struggle, triumph, defeat and love that keeps us going even when during the darkest of days.
1. Terri Gurrola is reunited with her daughter after serving in Iraq for 7 months.
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2. Anna Fisher, the first-ever mother in space, gazes out at the stars.
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3. A mother comforts her son in Concord, Alabama, near his house which was completely destroyed by a tornado in April of 2011.
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4. A violinist weeps while playing a concert dedicated to the victims of 9/11.
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5. Zanjeer, the dog saved thousands of lives during Mumbai serial blasts in March 1993 by detecting more than 3,329 kgs of the explosive RDX, 600 detonators, 249 hand grenades and 6406 rounds of live ammunition. He was buried with full honours in 2000
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6. A firefighter gives water to a koala during the devastating Black Saturday bushfires that burned across Victoria, Australia, in 2009.
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7. People in India celebrate holiday Holi, a festival of colours.
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8. Man Falling from the World Trade Center on 9/11. “The Falling Man.”
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9. Helen Fisher kisses the hearse carrying the body of her 20-year-old cousin, Private Douglas Halliday, as he and six other fallen soldiers are brought through the town of Wootton Bassett in England.
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10. This couple has been married for over 50 years, and they still goof around like teenagers.
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11. An Afghan man offers tea to soldiers.
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12. A dog named “Leao” sits for a second consecutive day at the grave of her owner, who died in the disastrous landslides near Rio de Janiero on January 15, 2011.
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