12 Most Controversial Photos in the History of Photography

A picture of a falling woman blew everyone away.

Sal
Lessons from History
8 min readAug 10, 2021

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The existence of photography through cameras allowed us to capture the essence of reality on a sheet of paper. This gave investigators, blackmailers, and people of all kinds a way of creating an irrefutable form of evidence.

If you catch something in a picture, it is like an inescapable handcuff. Let’s take a look at the controversy and scandal surrounding some of the most questionable photos in the history of photography.

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Sal
Lessons from History

I am a History Educator and a Lifelong Learner with a Masters in Global History.