The first two pictures I found were in TIME Magazine's Pictures of the Week. I loved these pictures for two primary reasons. First, both photographers so powerfully and adeptly conveyed what was going on in each picture that captions were almost unnecessary. Second, neither picture would have had as great an impact with out thoughtful editing that must have gone into them. The picture that initially grabbed my attention shows a donkey transporting supplies to villages north of Kabul that are unreachable by automated vehicles. This donkey that is so weighed down that it cannot lift its head would have conveyed the struggle that went into his journey, but the photo editors' choice to include the entire landscape ahead of him shows us the magnitude of his trek.
The next picture that impressed me captures an Orthodox Jewish man examining a fruit to determine if it is ritually acceptable. The photo is especially effective, because his hands and the fruit are notable more in focus than the rest of the picture. On top of that, the man's face is in shadow and the yellow fruit stands out as the only bright object in the photo. The light cast on it emphasizes its need to be pure and perfect enough for a ritual.
Right on Grace. The photo of Spears is boring and bland -- typical of posed photos. The first photo is spectacular -- it really tells the story. Instead of focusing on the poor donkey (which would've captured emotion), the photographer chose to shoot long to get the whole story -- the sense of place where the only way to transport things is by donkey.
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