Pulitzer-Winning Photo's Dark Legacy: Photographer's Tragic End After Sudan Famine Shot

• Kevin Carter's 1993 "Vulture and the Little Girl" photo depicted a starving child and a vulture in famine-stricken Sudan, shocking the world.
• The photo, published in The New York Times, brought global attention and aid to the Sudan famine, but sparked ethical debate over Carter's role.
• Carter, a member of the 'Bang-Bang Club', was heavily criticized for photographing instead of helping the child, leading to immense guilt and depression.
• He won the Pulitzer Prize for the photo in April 1994 but committed suicide just four months later, haunted by the horrors he witnessed and public condemnation.
• The child, Kong Nyong, survived the famine with UN aid but later died of fever in 2007, while Carter's story remains a photojournalism ethics case study.

Why It Matters: The iconic Sudan famine photo brought aid but led to the photographer's tragic suicide, raising ethical questions.