Christopher McCandless
While most people tread the well-worn path of finding a job in their area of study after college, Christoper McCandless instead chose to take an alternate route. He donated all his money and became a wanderer with no permanent abode. His journey across America testing his survival skills was risky and inspired Into the Wild.
McCandless apparently died of starvation sometime in August 1992, though the exact mechanism is unclear. This photo was found undeveloped in his camera after he ventured into the Alaskan wilderness. The note he’s holding says, “I have had a happy life and thank the Lord. Goodbye, and may God bless all!”