the most beautiful suicide

On May 1, 1947, Evelyn McHale leapt to her death from the observation deck of the Empire State Building. Photographer Robert Wiles took a photo of McHale a few minutes after her death.On May 1, 1947, Evelyn McHale leapt to her death from the observation deck of the Empire State Building. Photographer Robert Wiles took a photo of McHale a few minutes after her death.

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The photo ran a couple of weeks later in Life magazine accompanied by the following caption:

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On May Day, just after leaving her fiancé, 23-year-old Evelyn McHale wrote a note. 'He is much better off without me ... I wouldn't make a good wife for anybody,' ... Then she crossed it out. She went to the observation platform of the Empire State Building. Through the mist she gazed at the street, 86 floors below. Then she jumped. In her desperate determination she leaped clear of the setbacks and hit a United Nations limousine parked at the curb. Across the street photography student Robert Wiles heard an explosive crash. Just four minutes after Evelyn McHale's death Wiles got this picture of death's violence and its composure.

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Eger Ustun bu fotografi benimle paylasmis olmasaydi belki daha uzun bi zaman boyle mukkemmel bir karenin farkina varamazdim. Bugun bana dedi ki; bu fotograf en guzel 'how to disappear completely' esliginde izleniyor.. Sectigi sarkidan ote 'fotografi izlemek' dusuncesine takildim bir sure. Cunku tam anlamiyla dedigi o seyi yaptim fotografi gordugum anda. Dakikalarca, hatta saatlerce belki de gunlerce izleyebilirim bu fotografi. Birde bu kadar ic acitan bir fotografi bu kadar guzel kilan ne olabilir diye dusunuyorum sabahtan beri..

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http://kottke.org/08/07/the-most-beautiful-suicide

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