Pictures from Time Magazine's 100 most influential

The magazine's editors consulted historians and photo editors and curators around the world, while Time staff interviewed the photographers, picture subjects, friends and family to write essays on each image. (Photo: AP/Instagram)

This picture of a drowned child named Alan Kurdi on the Turkish coast shocked the world and highlighted the plight of Syrian refugees (Photo: AP)

The Hindenburg Disaster is one of the most drastic disasters in history that marked the end of the airship era (Photo: AP)

This image of Che Guevara called Guerrillero Heroico not only became a memorable picture of the revolutionary, but also remains an iconic one in pop culture across generations (Photo: Instagram)

One of the most iconic photographs in the fashion world, Dovima With Elephants had the model donning the first evening gown designed by Yves Saint-Laurent (Photo: Instagram)

Jackie Kennedy's glamorous snap is one of the most remarkable paparazzi photograph of all time (Photo: Instagram)

Lunch atop a skyscraper captures the spirit of working class Americans in the early 20th century (Photo: Instagram)

The Beatles are captured in their element in this candid picture titled 'The Pillow Fight' (Photo: Instagram)

The Starving Child and Vulture brought out the gravity of the situation in Africa and remains a popular image on the social media for highlighting poverty and starvation plaguing the world (Photo: Instagram)

The Loch Ness Monster remains an elusive myth of history as this is one of the earliest examples of it being captured on film (Photo: AP)