National Geographic Photo

[Lakitu]

I am searching for a picture I saw in the National Geographic magazine top 100 pictures sepcial.

It's a small crying boy looking directly at the camera and in the background his father standing over their dead sheep or goat.

The story along with the photo is that the sheep/goat was their last one and its demise means they will have no income at all (must have been a goat then!). When the picture was first published in the standard monthly NG magazine, it prompted 100's of readers to send money to this family.

Do any of you know what picture I am talking of and help me track it down, please?

[Golem]

I found the picture on page 54 of my copy of National Geographic 100 Best Pictures Collector's Edition Vol 1 published in Winter 2001/2002

The photograph was taken by William Albert Allard and is dated March 1982.

The commentary reads, "In Peru, Eduardo Condor Ramos was inconsolable after a taxi slammed into six of his sheep. Donations from National Geographic readers replaced the sheep and helped fund local schools."

Allard talks about his photograph in a video on the National Geographic website here;

http://photography.nationalgeographic.com/phot ography/photographers/photographer-william-all ard.html?nav=A-Z

Hope this helps.

[Lakitu]

Golem, if I could climb down the wires that is the internet to kiss you, I blimin well would!!!

Thank you VERY much!!!

I have been searching for this for a couple of years!

Hope this helps? You've just made my week! xxxx