`

(Bir suretting taghdyry)

Ontýstik Afrikalyq fotokorrespondent Kevin Karterding 1993 jyly 26 nauryzda Sudan memleketine is-sapary kezinde týsirilgen sureti – Pulitser syilyghynyng iyegeri. Surette qúzghyn men ashyqqan balanyng jer ba­uyrlap bara jatqany beynelengen.

Ayod auylynyng manynda ashyqqan qyz bala jýruge shamasy kelmegendikten, jer bauyrlap bara jatady (kishkentay qyz balanyng ata-anasy Ayod manyna qonghan BÚÚ-nyng azyq-týlik jetkizetin úshaghynan tauar týsiruge kómekke ketken). Balanyng artynan qúzghyn qús kýtip túrghanyn kórgen Kevin 10 metrlik jerden ynghaylanyp, suretke týsire bastaydy. Odan da sәtti suret alghysy kelgen fotograf Qústyng qanatyn jayghanyn kýtip 20 minut boyy otyrady. Ol ózining Megan atty qyzyn qatty saghynady. Qúzghynnyng qomdanbaytynyn sezgesin, qústy úshyryp jiberip kete barady. Osy saparda Kevin asharshylyqtan qinalyp jatqan adamdardy kórip qatty kýizelip qaytady...
Sol jyldary Afrikadaghy asharshylyq әlemdi dýrliktirip túrghan “Niu-York Tayms” birden әlgi suretti satyp alyp, jariyalap jiberedi. Suret ýlken tanymaldylyqqa ie bolady. Kevinning búl sureti Pulitser syilyghyna ie bolady. Alayda ol suretke qatysty kóp syn aitylady. Bәrin mazalaytyny . kishkentay qyzdyng taghdyry ne boldy degen súraq. Fotograf nege qol úshyn bermedi? (ol kezde júqpaly aurugha shaldyqqan adamdargha jaqyndaugha qatang tyiym salynghanyn eskere ketu kerek)
Búl jerde fotograf tek jaqsy suret týsiru maqsatynda fotoapparatyn ynghaylastyrudy ghana oilaghan, jyrtqysh qústan aiyrmashylyghy joq, yaghny sahnada ekinshi bir qúzghynnyng beynesinde túr degen. Osynday jayttar mazalaghan Kevinning jýikesi syr berip, ýsh aidan song óz-ózine qol júmsaydy...
Kevinning kýndeliginde "Biz ózimizding qanday baqytty ekenimizdi biluimiz qajet. Álemde adamdar asharshylyqtan ólip jatqanda, ózimizding jaghdayymyzgha shýkirshilik eteyik. Ómirge riza emes kezderimizde osy suretke mәn berip qarayyqshy" dep jazyp qaldyrghan.
Shynynda da Kevin ómir boyy óz-ózin kinәlap ótti. Boyjetken qyzy Megan bir sózinde "Men óz әkemdi surettegi qamqorsyz jatqan yualaday, al synshylardy qúzghyn qústay kóremin" depti. 
Adamdy bir suret qanshalyqty baqytty etse, sonshalyqty basyna sor bolatynyn oilamaghan fotograf ómir boyy ózin-ózi keshire almay ketti. Baq pen sordyng arasy bir-aq qadam...