the isolated image

2600-1900 BCE. Harappa, lower Indus valley, India. A ceramic figurine with elaborate ornamentation and a partly intact fan-shaped pannier headdress. There is evidence of burnt oil residue in the panniers. Photo by Georg Helmes

`13. Myanmar. Photo by Bruno Barbey.

'68. Illinois, Chicago. Photo by Raymond Depardon.

'63. Palermo, Sicily. The poet Ignazio Buttitta reads to a crowd at a demonstration against the mafia. Photo by Ferdinando Scianna.

'80. Sichuan province, China. The foot of an 8th century buddhist statue that stands 72 metres high. Photo by Bruno Barbey.

'41. Libya, the road from El Adem to Tobruk. Photo by George Rodger.

'56. Palmyra, Syria. Photo by Inge Morath.

'38. Photo by W. Eugene Smith.

'58. Algeria. Forum of Algiers. Photo by Eric Lessing.

'42. Battle of Stalingrad. Unknown photographer.

'45. Battle of Iwo Jima. Photo by W. Eugene Smith.

'52. International Press photographers in Kaesong, South Korea. Photo by Werner Bischof.

'47. John Steinbeck and Robert Capa.

'45. March 24th. Wesel, Germany. Photo by Robert Capa.

'52. Kowloon, Hong Kong. Photo by Werner Bischof.

'44. France. Photo by Robert Capa

'03. France. Steve Coleman at the Jazz in Marciac festival. Photo by Guy Le Querrec.