Amir's friendfeed account is http://friendfeed.com/amirpix -- his photography reminds me of one quote I remember from my photojournalism classes at San Jose State University: "If your pictures aren't good enough, you're not close enough." That quote was from Robert Capa, here's an article in Time Magazine about Capa: http://www.time.com/time... - Robert Scoble from Bookmarklet

This image is iconic. I've looked at thousands of images from Saturday. It is the best one out of all the images of the Iranian elections and if it doesn't win the Pulitzer Prize it'll be a damn injustice. - Robert Scoble

Thanks for keeping up on this Robert. Great Job! - guruvan (Rob Nelson)

I don't remember being able to talk to the photographer who has made a historic image within hours of the image being made. Another small way our world has changed. - Robert Scoble

Pretty incredible how fast it changes and how fast it all works - guruvan (Rob Nelson)

makes the news far more real watching it unfold in real time - Roger Oldham

He shot quite a bit of video too, which is on his friendfeed account. I hope that he eventually can tell us more about the context of this image. What was going through his mind as he pressed the shutter. - Robert Scoble

I can't wait until his image joins these other Pulitzer Prize winners: http://www.newseum.org/exhibit... -- if you ever are in Washington DC, this is a must-visit exhibit at the Newseum, by the way. They have every Pulitzer-prize winning photos with the stories from the photographers of how the images were made. - Robert Scoble

So awesome we're able to get this kind of coverage and intimate ambiency with news & newsmakers. Never would get this the traditional way. - phil baumann

I just hope he's safe with all the eyes that are on him. They blocked his site, but he has unblocked our sight of what is happening there. - Californian

it's re-sensitizing for a world which had become numb to the impact of dramatic news breaking - Roger Oldham

I hope Amir comes out of this OK. Iran has banned his site, and the government there isn't friendly to those who do real journalism. I hope someday to meet Amir and go on a photowalk with him. He does great work. - Robert Scoble

For kids studying journalism in college, right now must be an exciting time. - phil baumann

I like the image and its a strong representation of the moment but I wouldn't be too hasty in giving it iconic status. This story is still playing out and no one knows where it'll end and Amir and others covering this on the ground might well come out with Iran's "Tank Man" or "Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima" before its over. I hate to play devil's advocate but I felt it was too early to be calling this. I just hope he stays safe whilst covering this story - Jon Dillon

it's amazing how powerful a single photo can be. - Chris Pugh

Jon: sorry, but you're wrong. This is an image akin to the guy standing in front of the tanks in Tianenmen Square (which also won a Pulitzer). I knew immediately when I first saw that image that it would be the one that history remembers from that day. This is the image that history will remember from Saturday. If there's another image that's better, well, then two Pulitzers should be handed out. - Robert Scoble

@Jon - I'd respectfully disagree. Even if you take this photo out of context (if you don't know the situation), this is one, lone woman, raising a flag against a host of riot police descending on her. That alone is an amazingly powerful moment, quite possibly iconic. - Jennifer Dittrich

All the photos on the blog post of his are fascinating ... talk about live news coverage - Violet Bliss Dietz

whoops ... here's the blog post url http://tehranlive.org/2009... - Violet Bliss Dietz

BTW: Boston.com's The Big Picture has tons of great photos from the day too: http://www.boston.com/bigpict... -- wonderful examples of photojournalism. - Robert Scoble

But none of Boston.com's examples come close to the power of Amir's photo, although several are gripping and several deserve Pulitzer status as well. - Robert Scoble

Digg photo here - http://digg.com/world_n... - Mike Bracco

I was also rather surprised hearing Kaddafi during his visit to Italy say "Women are like a piece of furniture you can change when you want and nobody will ever question why you did so". (http://news.ninemsn.com.au/world...) I think we are seeing history in the making. - Michele Costabile

Are you sure she's alone and not just standing out it front? I'm watching images stream in live on the AFP photo wire and there's a ton of very strong shots from Saturday that also define the moment. I didn't want to be seen to be putting this shot down its just when I think of iconic images its usually an image that represents the event not just a facet of an event. Personally I don't think this one is in the same league as Tank Man but time could prove me wrong. - Jon Dillon

These pictures are unbelievable - thanks for sharing Robert! - Ryan Kelly

Robert: will forward this information along, great find. Thanks for tracking this down. - Mark Essel

Michele: Iran's treatment of women is why Amir's image has even more power than most of those on Boston.com's site and other places. It combines women's struggles with those of the struggles to get a democracy. Ryan: thanks, it is an incredible story and we're lucky that so many great photographers were there to make images. It's an interesting time in our lives, too, when technology helps us not just see history but have conversations with those who are both making it and capturing it. - Robert Scoble

This is the new Democracy! using social media to get the opinion of the masses - Constantine

@Jon - I'm pretty sure she is standing in front of other people, but part of the power of the photograph is in isolating her, without anyone else in the frame. That speaks a lot to the skill of the photographer as much as the moment being captured. - Jennifer Dittrich

Amir's full name is Amir Sadhegi, which is listed on the about page on http://tehranlive.org - Robert Scoble

Countries think if they shut off access the problem will go away, when actuality it highlights it. Amir's pictures remind me of Capra too. He absolutely knew how to frame a story. - Janet Fouts

Here's an image Amir made of the woman and another guy running: http://twitpic.com/7c6jz - Robert Scoble

@jennifer - I totally agree, I've been in the news photo biz for many a year and had the pleasure of witnessing many an event unfold through photos in real time. My only issue was whether now was the time to call iconic status on an event unfolding. - Jon Dillon

Jon: I think history will judge this image to be the iconic one. Yes, I do think we can say that when the events are unfolding. We did that with the tank image from Tianenmen. - Robert Scoble

Wow there are a lot of iconic images on that page - Chris Saad

German TV News has a TV special about Twitter/Social Networks and Iran right now - Frank Koehntopp

@Robert - As I said we'll see and always happy to be proved wrong. Although Tank Man didn't hit the wires until June 5th yet the Tiananmen protests began in mid-April. During the seven weeks there was many an image that seemed to define the protests "goddess of democracy", "students feeding soldiers trapped in the crowds" today everyone remembers Tank Man. - Jon Dillon

Frank - do you have a link? - phil baumann

For more coverage of Iran that's got some organization to it, see Andrew Sullivan's blog, The Daily Dish. http://andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com/the_dai... - Violet Bliss Dietz

Check this picture from HuffPo's slideshow http://is.gd/12FoD There's a lot of people in that pic. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ - Violet Bliss Dietz

Keep it up, Amir! Stay 'wise' and safe! Welcome on FriendFeed, the effective, best info discovering & spreading tool. - Thierry R. Andriamirado

Stay safe Amir. We wish you and your brave countrymen in Iran the best of luck - Russ Jackson

It's interesting to note that on June 5th Amir favorited the 1989 Tiananmen video on Youtube: http://friendfeed.com/amirpix... - Yuval Atzmon