100 PHOTOGRAPHS 77
It can take time for even the most shocking images to
have an efect. The war in Bosnia had not yet begun when
American Ron Haviv took this picture of a Serb kicking a
Muslim woman who had been shot by Serb forces. Haviv
had gained access to the Tigers, a brutal nationalist militia
that had warned him not to photograph any killings. But
Haviv was determined to document the cruelty he was wit-
nessing and, in a split second, decided to risk it. time pub-
lished the photo a week later, and the image of casual ha-
tred ignited broad debate over the international response
to the worsening conflict. Still, the war continued for more
than three years, and Haviv—who was put on a hit list by
the Tigers’ leader, Zeljko Raznatovic, or Arkan—was frus-
trated by the tepid reaction. Almost 100,000 people lost
their lives. Before his assassination in 2000, Arkan was
indicted for crimes against humanity. Haviv’s image was
used as evidence against him and other perpetrators of
what became known as ethnic cleansing.