State Prosecutor Gerrie Nel in consultation with Reeva Steenkamp's has officially applied to have images of her injuries be made public.

Barry Steenkamp pleaded with the court and the media to show the world pictures of his daughter Reeva’s wounds.

Steenkamp was speaking at the North Gauteng High Court on Tuesday when he gave his testimony in which he said that Pistorius must pay for killing his daughter.

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The court had previously ruled during trial that photographs on Reeva's should not be viewed.

"Mr (Barry) Roux has indicated that it's time for him to do certain things, the witness at the state called and said its time for the world to see those photographs. So we apply my lady for the lifting of that order and so that those photographs can for once and for all be viewed by everyone," said Nel.

He said that they will not be showing all the images but the one in Exhibit E - photograph numbers 135, 136, 137, 138, 139 and 140.

"I have my lady, in the break, had a consultation again with the parents, I have shown them the photographs and they asked me to bring the serious application for this order. The order that we seek, my lady, is that the court will allow those photographs to be made available public."

Defense lawyer Barry Roux argued public interest especially when it comes to children questioning whether the court will be able to keep children from seeing the images should the application be successful.

"Would that be in the interest of children to look at the photos? I understand what Mr Steenkamp is saying but it's a separate application, separate merits and it needs input.

"It's got wide ramifications so I don't think its appropriate to consider it as part of this. Must children look at it? How will we stop children from looking at and what is going to be achieved?," asked Roux.