that's him.

at least 19 tanks before him:
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ten-nine says:

thank you for posting this powerful image--that lone student against that tank column is a testament of the human spirit.

forget not their struggles.
Posted 43 months ago. ( permalink )

Yurra says:

Are you the photogrpher who took taht photo?
Posted 43 months ago. ( permalink )

laihiu says:

photographer was Jeff Widener from the Associated Press.
Posted 43 months ago. ( permalink )

Some facts:

The Unknown Rebel - This famous photo, taken by Associated Press photographer Jeff Widener, depicts a lone protester, whose actions halted the progress of a column of advancing tanks for over half an hour.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiananmen_Square_protes ts_of_1989
Posted 43 months ago. ( permalink )

laihiu says:

thanks for the info =)
Posted 43 months ago. ( permalink )

black_lava says:

It's interesting to ponder that the tank column was INDEED held for half an hour instead of brutally marching along.
Posted 43 months ago. ( permalink )

laihiu says:

black_lava, you need to see this:
laihiu.nicesoda.com/2006/06/03/post482
Posted 43 months ago. ( permalink )

Noel'Memo says:

THanx
Posted 39 months ago. ( permalink )

brabro says:

youtube 上有但是放了1/3就放不下去了是不是和我门大陆这边的网络有关
Posted 37 months ago. ( permalink )

Jo in NRT says:

it's unlikely that this image ( or all related ones) will appear on any of the chinese media EVER again ... so, thanks for sharing it.
Posted 35 months ago. ( permalink )

laihiu says:

brabro: 希望不是! 再試試吧 :)

Jo: that day will come. as long as we don't forget.
Posted 35 months ago. ( permalink )

sino252 says:

吃饱了，googlevideo 上有tankman记录片，1小时14分钟，566M，关键字“tankman”，大陆这边可以不用代理下载
Posted 35 months ago. ( permalink )

ArdailSmith says:

There are so many images that will be forever burned in to my mind. The nude girl running down the road after the Napalm attach on her village. Or the fall of the Berlin Wall. Or even the first photo of the Earth taken from the moon.

Its photos like this that move me to take my camera with me everywhere I go. Because you never know when History will happen and you may need photos to prove it.
Posted 31 months ago. ( permalink )

Splendor of Memories says:

唉...因为类似的这些照片，flickr都被GFW block掉了，国内根本没有办法浏览flickr...老兄，拜托，这里只是一个图片社区，大家来这里只是因为热爱摄影，热爱生活，没有必要掺杂政治吧...
Posted 29 months ago. ( permalink )

lan999777 says:

致敬！
Posted 28 months ago. ( permalink )

beherca24 says:

不管怎么说，这些照片从前从来没有见到过，thx for posting, we can see the young pioneer who is tracing the freedom, unfortunately, 国内根本看不到这些照片 ...
Posted 26 months ago. ( permalink )

laihiu says:

在内地看不到这照片的朋友们, 可以试试这个 firefox 插件去绕过GFW访问Flickr:
addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/4286
Posted 26 months ago. ( permalink )

Jammy Jamz _ 08 says:

It's a tragedy that those who know about will never forget.

Sadly, not enough know about it.

I am a 17yr old American girl, who learned about it in
the movie The Tank Man, they showed a few prosperous
students at a Chinese university who didn't know what
this image was representing.
Posted 22 months ago. ( permalink )

antaldaniel says:

Hi, I started a group 1989 - When the Wall Came Down. I would like to have a collections where parents or teachers can find material and retell the next generation about this wonderful year in Central and Easter Europe. I would be very happy if you would join in, and send a few photos under CC licence, meaning that people could use at least one or two of your photos for non-commercial purpose. (I know that in China the wall did not come down, but it was the same year and same inspiration) Daniel
Posted 21 months ago. ( permalink )

herbertmoeby says:

hey, have a look. Hacked www.peking2008.com ;-)
Posted 19 months ago. ( permalink )

Splendor of Memories says:

建议大家先看一下“颜色革命”再说。再去看看那些当年民运的领袖人物们今天在哪里？他们用学生的鲜血换来了自己的绿卡，相比当时的政府，我更憎恨他们！
Posted 19 months ago. ( permalink )

jacksonkuo says:

Sad. Sad. Sad...
Posted 18 months ago. ( permalink )

static416 says:

Hey, I used this shot in my blog post here:
laconicreply.wordpress.com/2008/08/12/convein ent-activism/

In keeping with creative commons I linked to this page, and your profile for accreditation.

Let me know if that's cool, or if you'd like it removed.

Thanks
Eric
Posted 16 months ago. ( permalink )

paralle universe says:

whats happened to the tank man? No clear answer from TV documentaries as far I know. Does anyone know? thanks
Posted 12 months ago. ( permalink )

mikescottnz says:

We still don't know what happened to that brave and defiant man, who stood alone to confront a column of tanks in 1989.

We still don't know how many hundreds, perhaps thousands of other unarmed civilians were killed and injured on 3-4 June 1989. And we cannot be sure how many of the protestors calling for democracy and freedom that fateful summer are STILL in prison.

But 20 years on, the image of the "Tank Man" still inspires us. And 20 years on, it is time to stand with the Chinese people in their search for answers - they have waited too long.

The Chinese government has built a wall of silence and censorship around the events of 1989 and the brutal killings in Tiananmen Square. But walls can be broken down. At this landmark 20th anniversary, now is a crucial time to stand in solidarity with the people of China.

A petition will go to the Chinese Embassy in London to press the Chinese authorities to end their silence so that the relatives of the protestors killed can finally mourn their loved ones.

We must let them know that 20 years on the world has not forgotten, and that we stand alongside the Chinese people in their search for answers and justice.
Posted 7 months ago. ( permalink )

黃裴鬼  says:

回應樓上某位妹妹，

這裡只是一個圖片社區，大家來這裡只是因為熱愛攝影及生活，
所謂「偉大的祖國」就可以把flickr整個抄了嗎？
在喊喊別人靠鮮血換來綠卡之前，
是否先想想你真的看到了所有的真相？！

沒自由，也就沒所謂生活，那只是假裝不想瞧見問題而已。
Posted 7 months ago. ( permalink )

mikescottnz says:

See also www.flickr.com/photos/croma/426815904/.
Posted 7 months ago. ( permalink )

hotjoy says:

你好呀...
六四發生當時，我才七歲...我當時不知道發生什麼事
但我有印象電視上有一些示威跟坦克的話面
長大後，我知道那是中共對中國人民的迫害
我也知道有坦克碾死人的事情......

最近公視的獨立特派員在播出有關六四的報導
我越看越氣！
尤其是中共完全對內封鎖相關消息，在大陸用網路搜尋是找不到這些資訊的
以及現在仍有很多當時被抓的人都還被關
我比較習慣用無名...我想在無名部落格抒發一點自己的感受
看到你這裡的一些圖，像是這張，還有幾張剪報，
我都想向你借圖讓我貼在我的無名可以嗎？
我會標明圖片來源的！
我的無名是: www.wretch.cc/blog/hotjoy
Posted 7 months ago. ( permalink )

laihiu says:

hotjoy: 我當時才五歲! 借圖當然沒問題題 :)

mikescottnz: thanks for the link! i find this one even more moving: flickr.com/croma/423163606

裴文: 講得好!!!
Posted 7 months ago. ( permalink )

laihiu says:

the same moment, from another angle, never before published:

lens.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/06/04/behind-the- scenes-a-new...
Posted 7 months ago. ( permalink )

mikescottnz says:

Yes you are right laihu ,very good links too.
Posted 6 months ago. ( permalink )

hotjoy says:

＠＠真的很不好意思，現在才來跟你說
我真的有寫一篇網誌來紀念六四喔！
只是跟你借圖後晚了幾天才寫
很謝謝你借圖給我^-^
www.wretch.cc/blog/hotjoy/10218075
這是我寫的網誌
Posted 6 months ago. ( permalink )

pigneguy*michael says:

"The course of the Nanjing protests went from anti-African sentiment to banners proclaiming Human Rights. The Tiananmen Square protests of 1989 came 4 months after the anti-African protests in Nanjing and some elements of the Nanjing protests were still evident, such as banners proclaiming "No Offend Chinese Women"."

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nanjing_anti-African_pr otests
Posted 3 months ago. ( permalink )

小木木 says:

終於找到這張圖片了！！
感謝！
Posted 2 months ago. ( permalink )

jason cheung Будущее России. . says:

ohh my god....that time...when my father was a soldier....he knows the storys about it, real.....bad.... O_O
Posted 2 months ago. ( permalink )

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