Gilles Peress also took the third photo in Nyarubye, Rwanda, 1994. It is thought that up to 26,000 refugees where killed in this building and its surrounding grounds.  A dishevelled upper torso of a dead man lays at the foot of the steps, it is plain to see that he has been dead for some time.  A cloth overs his face and his arms are spread like the statue of Christ that stands on the front of the church above him. This photo becomes more and more terrible the closer you look, the more detail you see.

Rwanda: How the genocide happened BBC NEWS

Between April and June 1994, an estimated 800,000 Rwandans 

were killed in the space of 100 days.

Ethnic tension in Rwanda is nothing new. There have been always been disagreements between the Hutus and Tutsis, the two ethnic groups are actually very similar - they speak the same language, inhabit the same areas and follow the same traditions.

Ref  http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/1288230.stm

Shocking imagery is thrust into the public’s eye on a daily basis by the media. The Internet a opened a huge path of communication between people around the world, anyone can upload videos or images to the net. Technology of today can be used to create and manipulate the truth of what was, how do we know what really happened unless we where actually there in person!? Depending on who has the image and how they use it will decree how it is perceived. Photographs can be used to mislead the viewer but they can also inform the viewer. I believe that this is a huge undertaking that Documentary and photojournalism take on and are both important instrument used to provoke thought and vitally depict the truth of a situation no matter how harsh the reality of its reason for being are. The truth is sacred and people need to know the plight of others and feel empathy, A photograph has the power to make people feel.