Tank Man: 'It was a David and Goliath moment'
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Hear directly from photographer Stuart Franklin about the iconic picture, which came to represent the power of an individual against a tank.
Tank Man | Story Of Historic Tiananmen Square Photograph In China 1989
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When world renowned photographer Stuart Franklin was standing on a crowded balcony five stories up from Beijing's Tiananmen Square, pointing his camera at a man standing defiant in front of a row of Chinese tanks, he thought he was too far away from the action.
But over 25 years after that iconic day on 5 June 1989, the picture has become the ultimate symbol of the power of an individual against the might of the state.
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