_The Vulture and the Little Girl_ is an image which can never be unseen, and in a way, haunts people to the very core of their humanity.

Thanks for telling this story, and for honouring Kevin's memory. I've heard people deride him for not helping the child in the photo, and call him heartless for leaving her, but it wasn't a Hollywood movie and there were tens of thousands of little children just like the child in the photograph. It is an intensely sad story.

Kevin is NOT alone. Many of us have seen and done things in our career that the average person would shutter. Mental health is so important yet sadly no help exists. I myself suffer from extreme PTSD and guilt all from doing my job and trying to help others. I have the utmost compassion for that man.

I’ve been waiting and hoping someone would soon cover Kevin and the little girls story. I could never have dreamed it would be done with a level of journalism and compassion that Kevin would be proud of. The world tutted their fingers at him- yet failed to act. They judged with such absolute venom, from the comfort of their homes, paid for with their 9-5 jobs, and reassured themselves “I could never” while they silently flicked the occasional dollar into a homeless persons hat, without ever so much as making eye contact with them. I wish Kevin had understood that even if he had plucked this little girl off the street and sped her to the nearest hospital, she would have still died. The world isn’t a Hollywood movie. There are no miracles to be found when a child’s organs have systematically shut down from abject starvation, HIV, parasites, dehydration. But even if Kevin had appreciated that (which I’m sure he did to some level, he was hardly wet behind the ears)- there is something to be said for the weight of the worlds gaze. Especially when it gazes upon you with such a dispirited absence of compassion. It’s what the world accused Kevin himself of doing. All I know is that one looked toward, and another looked away. Kevin’s gaze never lowered. My eternal love and compassion to all who love Kevin, and to all who love the nameless little girl.

Thank you for this documentary. I think Kevin was a good man in an impossible situation. He wanted so badly to change things, but what can one person do in the face of such violence and hate? I’m heartbroken that he never was able to see the true impact and power his work had. Rest in Peace Kevin, and all those who suffered in this senseless conflict.

My mom would tell me stories about her life during apartheid era, she saw many cruelty and horror during that sad chapter in our country's history. From the police brutality and unjust arrested to necklacing. She Unfortunately loss many family and friends during that period. I'm just extremely fortunate that I was born during the early 00s.

Schindler was haunted by the little girl in the red coat, and Kevin was haunted by the little girl next to the vulture. Tragic, needless, senseless suffering.

I wanted to express thanks for how compassionately you portrayed Kevin Carter in this video. I see so many people show the photo and calously deride him for not helping the child without looking into or adding any context about the fact about him as a person, about the situation and how he was apparently told to directly interfere nor was he allowed to and that there was food tents somewhat near by. But the situation was just so absolutely dire that there this one little girl was a drop in the bucket and this photo did, in fact, take his soul. I'm an artist myself and so often people project what artists try to convey into the world with what we create/present as a judgement upon our soul, but the connection i feel to my work is really about expressing my view of the world with my soul. That's why terrible people can create such beautiful things and good people can create such terrible (not in quality but like this photo) things. Art is about making people stand up and take attention. Kevin certainly did that, and it cost him everything. It's a sobering reminder to me about the spiritual toll art can take on the artist. and i know it's morbid to express this here, but i really hope that when more and more info about what actually happened in the delphi indiana murders of 2017 comes out that you'll be able/willing to cover more about it. Not now since everything is still under seal and there hasn't been a trial yet, but they finally made an arrest of a man who is somehow involved and is apparently the man in the final footage that one of the girls managed to capture before she and her friend were murdered. I haven't been following the case closely, knew of it through the stills from what little of the video have been released to the public, but once the arrest was made I quickly saw that there are just a number of people who have made it an absolute circus and have spun elaborate conspiracy theories. This is just to say I appreciate your humanity when approaching a number of these video topics that are used for clickbait with oft-repeated falsehoods.

These are just not stories, this is education. Thank you for your research and videos.

I love how people every time do that - they pretend something does not happen until they see photo or a video. Only then they ask how can they help. But not in general, but for certain individual they see. Most of us never think in global scales

Rest in peace to Kevin and to all the innocent victims of apartheid. His photo truly changed me when I first saw it and his legacy has opened the eyes of many to the sobering reality of the world.

“Some cultures don’t like to be photographed….they believe a photograph takes your soul” Growing up in a remote village in northern Ghana, I was often told this very statement in exactly the same words in my native Dagaare language.

Dumb take. A career of taking photos of horrific acts plus mental health issues did it. Makes me angry when people are like oh he was fine then this one thing happened and he killed himself. Doesn’t work that way.

I am not really happy with this narrative. Kevin had been struggling with drug addiction, he was also financial destitute and you left that part of his final letter out. Also, his good friend named Ken had died just months before. I’ve read several articles on how Kevin had been depressed for years before he ended things. This isn’t bad journalism but it paints him as having guilt over his job, which I’m not sure was the reason he ended his life.

to this day, I STILL hear people spewing hate and vile sentiments about this man, and it just isn't fair he was just doing what he thought was right, he doesn't deserve to be mocked and slandered for his photography

Thank you for telling Kevin's story. I know that the tug f war between what it feels like to take those pictures and move on is pretty vicious all on its own. No matter how much aid was pushed to a country because of the reaction to the picture, the ones left behind would haunt one no matter what. I think all we can do through the struggle of that is to remember that the storytellers are also why people are saved. No matter what telling these kind of stories has a cost, and I don't think there is a way to change that. Not only did Kevin tell that little girl's story though through his story those who don't or can't understand get another avenue to be better people.

Visit an orphanage in a third world. You don't want to live after that. If babies and children can suffer so much. There is no point in life.

Very well-researched and interesting video. Good job again.

I’m trying to go through and comment on any of the videos I haven’t yet (I’m sure you may have noticed by now), so I’m sorry my name in particular keeps popping up in your feed, but I think it’s something I should’ve been doing more often! You deserve a lot more recognition than you get, so I sincerely hope to help with that going forward by interacting with your incredible content every time you post. On the topic of this particular video, I really really was deeply moved by this. It shows the decades-long impact of the far-reaching soulless interference of “the west.” I enjoy the philosophical edge to this video and getting to know the person behind the deeply troubling image so many of us have come to know. Very well done.

You should be happy. The censorship you've had to put in some of your videos has barely affected them. Your story telling is so good that I can leave it running in the background and still pay attention, and even with some censorship its all so concise and informative that the censorship is just about irrelevant. Its all great really.

This is an incredible story. Thank you for putting this together and sharing it.

I remember studying this image and the affects of it in CATS (critical and theoretical studies) in university & it stuck with a few of my classmates; the interference in nature rules' when you're documenting something so poignant and real can really fuck with a creative. There's always going to be the argument against us (creatives) of 'then don't just document it, do something' and the very real problem of not being able to DO /anything/ BUT document it to bring to light the messed up parts of our very real existence, because maybe someone who CAN do something can do something.

Thanks for making this

That photograph is not just heartbreaking and existentially depressing, but it's a reminder of how it personally affected me because it reminded me of how a family member of mine suffered and died, and it reminded me that there are innocent people in this world who did no wrong, did no harm or ill will to anyone, and they ended up suffering and dying for nothing, while at the same time so many wicked people especially those who wear fancy suites are guilty of the most abhorrent of atrocities and they get to walk around free snickering and giggling at the evil acts they committed. It's reminders like that photograph that makes me say. Where is God in all of this? The more I think about it, my sadness turns into anger. I get angry and have so much hatred for God, because it is a testimony to me that God created a giant mess of suffering of what we call a universe on purpose for its own sick games, and it really makes me wish. If I could physically harm God for all the suffering in this universe I would. So many innocent people don't deserve to die from guns, bombs, starvation, all sorts of diseases, and from Human Predators in the halls of Government, Religion, Business, and all other kinds. And God stands silent in all of this is something I can never forgive God for. When I die, I will spit in its many eyes and call out God for what it truly is. A deadbeat parent who never cared about its own creation. I wouldn't care what happens to me, because God has a lot to answer for, and it deserves all the hate and anger that I have for the Creator.

The dual nature of man.. The moment he took the horrific photo, he was just the purest essence of his photographer self.. He wanted a pic that conveys.. That is a very artistic approach.. His passion for capturing that horror well depicted in the pic consumed him.. Once that was done, he moved on to the next area, probably for another equally artsy pic.. His professionalism and passion blinded him from other deterrent thoughts which, if engaged in, would have spoilt the picture.. But later as his heart realized how mechanically he had reacted in that moment and his action in the right way could have possibly saved the child or atleast prolonged her life by a few more hours or days.. That painful realization hit him hard causing him to lose all will to live on in this world.. The albatross around his neck got way too heavy for him to carry forward.. Personally, I feel he became much more human after his death as that proved beyond all possible doubt that he truly repented not saving the famine-struck child when he could have, at least AFTER taking the photo.. May his soul rest in peace.. 🙏🏻😔

Absolutely fantastic video and story 👏. Thanks for showing it.

The questions Carter asked himself were quite astonishing, he faced and captured the purest forms of hatred and sadness and ended up dealing with the question of how and why. There is no relating to the internal struggle he faced after what he must have seen but I can understand he could no longer fathom joy. We may never truly know if the tyres would have been lit otherwise or if the view of the vulture was our own, but they are important questions all the more.

Fantastic video, Lee. You recount history very clearly and engaging. I do wonder if the photo at 5.52 is Ken Oosterbroek, please ignore if I am incorrect. I read his biography years ago and it’s so heart breaking how strong these men (photographers) stuck together against what they witnessed. Do those who document history have a moral responsibility to try and change it. Where would we be today without photo journalists? I can ultimately look at this photo and carry on with my day, despite how harrowing it is, where Carter couldn’t and I think it’s easy to blame the documenter and not realise all of our roles in bearing witness. I am always glad for your documentation, your respect and teaching. Have you read In Extremis about Marie Colvin? She certainly struggled in only witnessing and then was killed around it.

Thank you for telling this story

Thanks so much for sharing. 😉👌🏻

Thanks for making this documentary. I see now a good side of Kevin and not just a oppurtunistic photo journalist. Rest in peace Kevin.

What a good video; but MAN this one always hits hard.

You have done great job to cover this documentary ❤. Thank you so much from the side kevin..

The boy in that picture survived for a longer period of time than Carter did, who committed suicide. He died around 2007 as per his fathers testimonial

Weekend starts great with a peaked vid, thank you 👍

Really poignant and beautiful video. Been watching you're content for a while now. You really deserve more subs.

This channel is criminally underrated, ive been binging your videos non stop and the content youre pouring is just pure quality documentaries. Love your work!

Why blame carter for creating awareness? Gov'ts are at times cruel to humanity and that picture depicts it all.

It takes a strong man to take a picture of a starving child with a waiting vulture… it was hard for him to carry on living after that image!!!

I visited South Africa this summer (or winter in the Southern Hemisphere), and it was beautiful. From the picturesque countrysides, the bustling cities of Cape Town and Johannesburg, the wild nature of its national park, and (most importantly) the resilience and hospitality of the people in every corner of the motherland. It's such a shame that the native populations were subjugated to such terrible crimes.

In that picture, two vultures were hungry actually. One was hungry for food and another has the hunger of fame.

I saw this photo years ago in a collection of photographs in a magazine, but the story as far as I can remember, wasn't included. As someone who has struggled with suicidal thoughts my entire life, for what really amounts to less than what this man went through, hearing his final words really. Struck a chord with me. So much suffering in this world, and for what?

Hmmmm.. The king of story telling Btw kudos for your research and efforts 😀😉

Your coverage is, as always, phenomenal.

The documenting of such events in human history is important and essential. Whether any actual good can come out of doing that, is another matter.

In the future, this has to be your most watched video. What a masterpiece.

Ahhh, I haven't been getting notifications because when my phone updated, somehow all my channels seem to have reverted to subbed, but "personalized" notifications... What does personalized even mean!?! I haven't been getting any notifications, so personally yt hates me?!? Well, on to the vid. And thank you Sir, for all your content, your hard work, and always being empathetic but unbiased. You are appreciated. 🙏🖤✌️

age restriction is such a regrettable thing to have to tolerate, and we can blame yt of course

The only time I had heard of Kevin Carter before was in the manic street preachers song. Now I know who he was. Thank you

Thanks for telling this story. I don't like the fact that to this day, people win prizes over their pictures of others' suffering.

To be honest, being horrified at the photographers apathy or questioning why he never helped is really questioning ourselves. Shit happens and we criticise from far in our self righteousness, when truly we are all a bit like the vulture looking on in a dog eats dog world. Sickening thought. may we all strive to be above that! Very thought provoking capture may Kevin rest in peace. He made something move within us at his own expense. Makes one appreciate journalists even more, for all that they do. Thanks for making this video. New sub here!

I’m going to go hug my children now ☹️

Rest in peace my friend Kevin :(

You know it exists. You have more than you need. You are no less culpable than the photographer. It’s here in the US too.

You would think people learn from this but now it’s the other way around.

This video is even more meaningful in light of the movie Civil War, which I watched a couple weeks ago. It definitely sounds like Carter, or photoreporters like him in general, was of inspiration to the movie. One of the photos that Kirsten Dunst's character is shown to have taken in the past is a necklacing photo.

You are an amazing KZfaqr and deserve millions of subscribers just for this, let alone your other work, I have never seen a more moving video before in my life, thank you

Powerful stuff, and I never knew he killed himself after all that he'd seen. May his spirt fine the peave it was looking for o7

The real problems in south africa really started with the brits. Dutch settlers basicly colonized a empty land and had proper relations with the san neighbours. The boer wars drove them north and created conflict with the rapidly expanding and also very brutal zulu's. Most of the modern southafrican population were not enslaved and moved in much later. Apartheid was very convienient not just for white rule but to keep warring tribes seperate. It is not as black and white as portrayed here.

Great video. If you haven't covered it already, the photograph of Evelyn McHale is an interesting one.

My perspective about Carter has entirely changed

Wow I had no idea the whole story behind this

Wow!! After having watched through twice, I am seemingly without words. You've done such an amazing job on this documentary!! There's like a million things I want to say, want to comment on... But don't seem to fit the gravitas of the moment. Just, wow, I think will suffice.

damn this was a banger. how haunting. how eerie. RIP

How very sad.

Admittedly I skipped through a good portion of this to get to the ending, but, geez, how sad for that poor young man. Guess it would/very well could take that sort of toll on someone.

Incredible

This case annoys the living shit out of me, but I think this is the most credible theory I've heard. It's also really rather obvious as an option once stated, and yet I've never seen anyone else mention it, nor did I ever think of it either. To my mind, you've provided a very viable possibility for a long-standing mystery in fewer than thirteen minutes. Impressive.

the Vulture and the Little Girl is a profound and haunting photo

sometimes im ashamed to become human human killing each other for land,power and resources some even kill just for fun earth is huge....plenty of lands,plenty of foods enough for all....yet some people have no home and no food

I heard that this little girl did indeed survive but died 14 years later secondary to malaria.

0.45 ill never forget that footage dam

That kora music in the middle of the video is really beautiful, source?

thanks for the story. I do want to clarify however that the Egyptians by no means had control over conquering or administrating Sudan. This is a fallacy. Sudan was conquered by the British after they gained control over Egypt; and simply used Egyptian troops so as to further their cause.

So sad 😭😭😭

One should read the book "The Bang Bang Club" to open your mind further. Very powerful and soul destroying.

With a title like that. Who can't click.

shit man, tragic yet very beautiful... cant imagine what has gone inside his mind that its enough to drive him suicide... also well made video

There are no words. Absolutely beautiful writing.

"it's" means "it is".

Heaven help me. He tried to commit suicide by drinking amongst other things rat poison, when he was a DJ - long before he became a photographer. Everything is not the fault of Jan van Riebeeck .

He didn't even tried to ask about that girl is alive or not ? If he just took a step to find the answer, he would have not done suicide because that girl was safe and alive .

The Tragic Tale of The Apostrophe that Killed "its" Possessive Pronoun... Sorry for the silly satire, but "it's" the only thing that plagues this masterpiece. That aside, please do continue creating these epic videos! Unlike me for the ladies "keep it up" as you've constantly peaked my interest. Great video!

Every European should give money that they had looted from colonalised country and give them back money no matter whether it on bad debt or not

Manic Street Preachers have a song named Kevin Carter

Dude it can take a tire up to 3 days to burn, putting it on someone wtf I literally have to shake the thought off when I think about it, man can people be cold blooded..

I remember seeing that photo on FB when i was a kid, it was edited with some text but i dont remember what it said

And yet apartheid continues to this day in the heart of the "middle east", with full western unconditional support.

I know about the culture .Even taking photos in Germany is taboo .A remarkable story of a sensitive man and so much chaos built from colonial greed .The starvation was and remains to this day a disgrace and yet no world power dealt with it .Much easier to trade in weapons and lucrative .Ironical that US blocked aid after 9:11..That aid would / could have made such a difference .Not one of us can choose where we are born. Unlike online shopping we have no say in it and there is no returns policy The rather well off Western Powers would do well to remember this .A very moving record. Kevin Carter was a good man who knew he could work to change things and as much as he was one person he did ..No politicians could match his humanity ...Thank you..

im really proud my nation never had slavery, never had colonial or imperial tendencies nor waged war on another country teritory

People who were angered on him for not taking action- what did they expect him to do? Save the girl? Dude, you remember South Sudan was in chaos right? Was there really any hospital? Even if there was one, did you think the military would allow him to do so? Those people, did they think they could do something to that poor girl even if they were in that place like Carter?? I doubt so. Not only they were unable to help the poor little girl, they putted pressure on Carter- it was so saddening.

South Africa for years are like that starvation and violence

Kevin Carter wss only 34yrs old ...im shocked by that. I thought he was a much older man.

What I have read is, after taking that photo, he shooed away the vulture and just left , without helping that kid, and that guilt he carried lifelong.

Thanku not for telling Kevin's story.... But about western world's brutality, cruel ism, and much more

What I learnt in this video is that it says you to become a petron of this channel

The Bell Curve - Charles A Murray

The House of Leaves

It seems there will never be a shortage of cruel individuals unhampered by feelings of empathy willing to do anything they believe might benefit them. I wish there were a way to weed them out , but in reality , there is no way to know until it too late.

He did a great job, but he could also help her. He did take a pic of her the least he could of done was give her something.