25 Breathtaking Photographs of the Human Race You (Probably) Haven’t Seen

“A photograph is an instant of life captured for eternity that will never cease looking at you.” Truly photographs are capable of transposing us into an entirely different era. With a picture it feels like you are looking back in time from a different perspective each and every time. A simple image can convey so many feelings, a simple frame can hold so many stories; it is like unlocking a treasure trove. Isn’t it amazing how a simple photograph speaks a thousand words and as you stare at it you become one with it; even if for a tiny second you feel like you’re a part of the lives of those inside the frame. These photographs are testament to the universal truth that good and bad, happiness and sadness co-exist in the world. While some of these will make you squirm others will tug at your heart. The lone tear dripping down the soldier’s cheek or a brother’s cry of relief at being reunited with his sister, or the portrait of a girl carrying a rifle to protect her family speak volumes about the perils of war and terrorism. The acid attack survivor mother-daughter duo or the girl who braved the Serbian forests to come out alive, teach us not to lose hope under any circumstance. The Palestinian girl holding a rifle and the seven year old Syrian Rebel holding a rifle and smoking cigarette will shatter your faith in humanity. Then again the image of a toddler feeding his handicapped mother and a poor farmer’s son proudly adorning his graduation robe will melt your heart. We have enlisted 25 such thought provoking and awe-inspiring photographs of the human race you probably haven’t seen yet.

1.  “I’m fed up to the ears with old men dreaming up wars for young men to die in.”

 2. A boy rescues his sister from underneath the rubble of their home in Syria

3. Toshimana, an apprentice Geisha in Kyoto

4. Yezidi girl carries an assault rifle to protect her family against ISIS

5. A mother and her 3 year-old daughter, who were attacked with acid by their husband/father

6. Girl that survived 11 days in Siberian Forest

7. 3 weeks-old newborn with albinism happily sleeping with his cousin in Kinshasa, Congo photo Patricia Willocq

8. Siberian Family Meal

9. Public bus passengers try to rescue a woman who tried to commit suicide by slitting her wrist with a fruit knife

10. A boy of the nomadic Suri tribe of Ethiopia, in traditional face/body paint and attire

11. Iowa couple of 72 years finally gets married

12. 13 year old eagle huntress Ashol Pan; Mongolia

13. A Palestinian girl with a Kalashnikov rifle, amid Islamic Jihad militants in Gaza City

14. Beautiful eyes!

15. 7 Year Old Syrian Rebel

16. Rice Farmer in Small Villiage, Vietnam

17. An 18 year old IDF soldier pauses after a long run in full gear and battle paint. By Asher Svidensky

18. Ethiopian girl from the Hamer tribe

19. A Monk And His Brother

20. A poor farmer’s son graduated

21. A girl from the minority Yazidi sect rests at the Iraqi-Syrian border crossing in Fishkhabour, Dohuk province after fleeing Isla

22. Mother and Daughter

23. Taking a break at Burning Man

24. Alcoholic Father with child

25. 2 Year Old Offering Food To Her Handicapped Mom