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r/UtterlyUniquePhotos

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Old and new photographs that can sometimes be odd or surreal but are always unique with an interesting backstory.

Popular Themes in r/UtterlyUniquePhotos

News

: "On this day in 1979, 16-year-old Brenda Spencer opened fire at her school, killing 2 & injuring 9. When asked why, she said: 'I don’t like Mondays.' Prior to this it had been recommended to her father that she be treated for depression, he bought her a Ruger 10/22 semi-automatic rifle instead."

21 posts

Pain & Anger

: "Members of The Heaven's Gate cult shortly after they 'embarked on their final journey' -The group ingested a lethal combination of phenobarbital and vodka and used plastic bags to ensure asphyxiation. Each member was dressed identically, wearing Nike trainers, and carrying change in their pockets."

4 posts

Ideas

: "These are a handful of images by Kurt Hutton, one of the most influential photographers in photojournalism. He wasn't just about documentary photography though, he really could turn his hand to any style. More about him and his work linked below."

1 post

Popular Topics in r/UtterlyUniquePhotos

Photography

: "Palmyra, Syria — In 2015, legendary Syrian archaeologist Khaled al-Asaad gave his life protecting the World Heritage Site of Palmyra from destruction by ISIS. Even under weeks of torture, he refused to reveal the location of priceless artifacts he’d hidden away. He was 82 years old. "

55 posts

History

: "“The most famous gun in the History of art” (Paris, 2019) — This pistol, discovered in a French wheatfield in 1965, is believed to be the gun that killed Vincent Van Gogh. The troubled artist is widely believed to have committed suicide in 1890, aged 37. It went on to sell at auction for $182,000."

26 posts

Historical Events

: "On this day in 2005 Rosemary Kennedy passed away receiving the same 24 hour care that she had been receiving for 60 years after her father forced her to undergo a lobotomy. Starved of oxygen at birth, Joe Kennedy deemed her behaviour as a young woman to be potentially damaging to the family. "

26 posts

War

: "Andy Warhol's postoperative scars after being shot twice by Valerie Solanas, founder and sole member of the Society for Cutting Up Men (SCUM). Photographed by Richard Avedon, August 20th, 1969"

15 posts

Celebrities

: "This is Charlene, a Walmart Employee that poses with products for the Maryland Store’s Local Facebook Page"

12 posts

Tragedy

10 posts

Murder

: "On this day in 1983, Marianne Bachmeier shot and killed Klaus Grabowski inside a packed courtroom. Klaus was a 35 year old sex offender who had abducted and killed Anna, her 7 year old daughter in 1980. He had been on trial for his crime at the time of his Murder."

9 posts

Crime

: "David and Louise Turpin with their children when they renewed their wedding vows in 2015. In 2018 one of their 13 children fled their home and notified police of the abuse the children had endured all of their lives. The couple were arrested and sentenced to a minimum of 25 years."

8 posts

Photographer

: "In 1963 Steve McQueen was fresh out of his role from The Magnificent Seven, famous but not mega famous. For 3 weeks, a Photographer from 'Life' magazine photographed his day to day life, shooting, racing, etc. The photos are as cool as you'd expect."

5 posts

#10

Photograph

: "Frances Day Photographed in 1935. Day was a starlet in the 1930s before disappearing into self imposed obscurity, and leaving her wealth to an unassuming employee in an office beneath her apartment, who knew her only as the friendly lady who lived upstairs."

5 posts