Bryon York: I still find it hard to believe that this photo did *not* win the Pulitzer Prize in breaking news photography.

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[Macho MAGA Man]

Byron York @ByronYork

I know the winner is enormously deserving, but I still find it hard to believe that this photo did *not* win the Pulitzer Prize in breaking news photography.

2:58 PM · May 5, 2025

[fso301]

Bullet path is too low. I believe the bullet that struck him hit the top of the right ear.

[E. Pluribus Unum]

[marktwain]

He brought the right equipment.
So how did he know to bring that high-speed camera?

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He is a professional photographer. He brings that equipment to every event.

[frogjerk]

So how did he know to bring that high-speed camera?

How did Trump know to move his head at just the right time?

Why did the attendants wait to alert the police the shooter was on the roof?

Why did mother nature not make it rain on that particular day?

Why was the TV camera pointed right at Trump when he was giving his speech and not interrupting with a commercial or commentary?

How come that particular cartridge wasn't a dud?

[Freee-dame]

One picture that won the Pulitzer Prize that was eventually rescinded was of a man in Kosovo ((Serbia?) looking through some bars. The description of the picture was that he was being held in a concentration camp. In reality he was outside of a military compound looking in. It was totally fake news.

Clinton did order the bombing from 15,000 feet of mostly civilian targets for 75 straight days, though, which was disgusting.

[FreedomPoster]

I have a t-shirt I bought that night from the Hodge twins.

[SkyDancer]

Iconic.

[verum ago]

So how did he know to bring that high-speed camera?

The timing's quite lucky, but the equipment is not. If we call that an 18" streak the bullet left, and say it's moving at 3150 fps (typical M855 muzzle velocity, it almost certainly was going slower), then we get a shutter speed of ~1/2100 s for that image. Allowing for the shorter barrel Crooks used and the range, I get an estimate of more like 1/1800 s.

For context, my entry-level consumer DSLR can handle up to 1/4000 s, and it's at least a decade old.

The conditions (overall brightness, sun angle) were just about perfect for the photo. In fact, they'd basically mandate that the photographer would be using a high shutter speed to make sure his images weren't washed out.

[jackibutterfly]

"The Pulitzer Prize has lost its luster. As the Nobel Prize lost its shine for choosing two men who had no credibility and accomplishments. Barack Obama and Al Gore were and still remain bereft of class or honor!"

I believe it was 3 who had no credibility and accomplishments: Barack Obama, Al Gore, and Yasser Arafat.

[thinden]

So how did he know to bring that high-speed camera?

Xxxxxxxxxxxxx

There are no coincidences

[kawhill]

I’ve got an old Nikon d4000 or something, supposed to have a manual shutter speed of 1/4000 of a second. 35mm film, still got some rolls undeveloped, where could a person get them developed. Never had a dark room.

[Political Junkie Too]

I still find it hard to believe that this photo did *not* win the Pulitzer Prize in breaking news photography.

It would have won the prize if it had hit.

-PJ

[Deaf Smith]

I had that pic made into a 24”x18” sign and mounted to the front brick of my home five days after the shooting.

[VMI70]

...where could a person get them developed.

Rush used to advertise this outfit:

https://legacybox.com/

[Jane Long]

Yep....

I’m not a conspiracy theorist, but, there is no such thing as coincidences.

Stephen K Bannon

[BatGuano]

“3 who had no credibility and accomplishments, Barack Obama, Al Gore and Yasser Arafat.”
Yes, I agree with you and I would even add Yasser’s brother Nosser as a fourth!

[Reeses]

His "high speed camera" is a normal pro level camera. Nothing special.

A Sony taking 30 frames per second is almost a video camera. The photography profession is about to be completely taken over by AI, from the taking of the photos, to the big job of going through millions of photos after the fact, with care.

[jackibutterfly]

Really? I did not know that. Crazy, huh? Thanks.