This photo was taken from the CNN article, "Are once-happy boomers behind rise in midlife suicide?" (click here to see the photo/article). The article, not a happy one, is adequately represented by the photo. The photo, which represents the featured man in the article and his son, shows a passed by happiness of father/son. Today, the father is gone, having killed himself. A wife is left along with the pictured child, now 4, who asks for his daddy in the article. A personal photo submitted by the wife paints a perfect picture for a sad article. The photo made me smile initially and feel sad as I continued to read the article. 
This photo was taken from the New York Times article, "Business World Using Commonwealth Games to Assess India," (click here to see the photo/article) and was taken by Prakash Singh/Agence France-Presse. The photo shows India citizens, mostly children, dancing and representing the Indian flag during the beginning of the Commonwealth Games. The colors are vivid and beautiful. The frame is filled. It is a wide shot, but you can still see individual expressions on people's faces. While the relevance to the shot is not completely direct to the article; there does not seem to be a better option, since the games only started yesterday and a photo of a businessman wouldn't really cut it. 
This photo was taken from the New York Times article, "Frenzy of Rape in Congo Reveals U.N. Weakness," (click here to see the photo/article) and was taken by NYTimes photographer, Michael Kamber. I found the picture to be a clear showing of the desperation of the situation in the Congo. The caption of the photo notes that the photo is showing U.N. vehicles providing safe transport for citizens from a market to their homes. The vivid colors, the dirt road, the upside down "UN" and the solemn faces look at the camera--each of these elements make the picture great. I am not, however, sure that this adequately represents the article itself, which discusses a raping frenzy. Still though, the photo captures the tragedy of the Congo, where people cannot walk from a market to home for fear of the raging war around them.
Wow, Taylor, your first picture seems so sweet but is actually depressing as hell. Thanks a lot for that! But for realz, it seems that the photo, which obviously has no photographic merit of its own, is made pertinent because of the tragic story it represents. Nice pic(k).
ReplyDeleteI do like the second photo as well. Seems you took notes when Mark E. Johnson was talking about how to take a good long range photo! Good justifications for your selection there.
I read the article that went with your third photo. Raping an 80-year-old woman repeatedly? Sounds like a job the UN is not prepared to handle. That being said, I don't think the UN has been particularly good at ANYTHING in the past 10 years or so. Regardless, I love that photo, but hate the circumstances those people have to deal with day to day. Makes my stuff look trivial! Which, mainly, it is :-/
I must say, the first photo gave me serious goosebumps. The fact that it was a photo submitted by the man's wife makes it really hit home. By giving the reader a glimpse into something so personal, it pulls you in and almost makes you feel like you're a part of their tragedy.
ReplyDeleteThe first shot is a great example of how the emotion of the photo can change with the cutline. I can imagine a cutline saying ... "Joe Schmo plays with his 4-year-old daughter Jane. Four months later Schmo committed suicide." Powerful.
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