This image is entitled “Dead on the Beach” and was taken on
a beach in Papua New Guinea. This picture presents three bodies of soldiers
washed up on the shore of a beach, along with what appears to be an abandoned
ship in the background. While viewing this photograph I truly notice how
disturbing war is. We all know war ends in death for many people, but seeing an
image of the deaths allows the viewer to understand what is happening. This
photo impacts me greatly because of how disturbing the affects of war can be. The
image is so raw to the viewer, which, is why I believe makes such a great
impact.
This picture taken by Kevin Carter in 1994 shows a child in
Sudan lying on the ground, dying of starvation, and behind the child there is a
vulture preying on him. While viewing this image, I noticed how no color
changes were made to the picture itself. Perhaps this is because the photographer
wanted the viewer to see to truth behind the famine in Sudan. For the viewer to
understand exactly what happens. I am speechless looking at this image because I
don’t understand how I never knew things like this were going on in the world.
I had no idea children were starving to this point in, no only Sudan but many
other third-world countries. This photo makes an impact on me because I know realize
just how much of a struggle it is to survive in third-world countries.
This final image was taken place during the protests in Tiananmen Square in 1989, photographed by Jeff Widener. The picture is a shot (taken from some distance) of a man standing in front of four tanks in the middle of a street. The story behind the image is how the government sent in tanks to Tiananmen Square to kill many people during the protest occurring. A man stepped in front of the tanks (perhaps to show he was not afraid of what was about to occur) and held his position before Widener was able to capture the shot. When I view this picture, I think about how brave this person was to stand their ground in front of the law, and how they were so unafraid of what was truly horrifying to many. I believe this image is not so much what the photographer was trying to convey, but instead what the person standing in front of the tanks was trying to say. I believe the person was trying to tell the people in Tiananmen Square to not be afraid of the government. The picture itself had no color adjustments, or different positioning; this was most likely to show the true feelings, which were conveyed by the man in front of the tanks. This image has a very still quality to it, and I believe this is because this picture made the world stop for a brief moment.
This final image was taken place during the protests in Tiananmen Square in 1989, photographed by Jeff Widener. The picture is a shot (taken from some distance) of a man standing in front of four tanks in the middle of a street. The story behind the image is how the government sent in tanks to Tiananmen Square to kill many people during the protest occurring. A man stepped in front of the tanks (perhaps to show he was not afraid of what was about to occur) and held his position before Widener was able to capture the shot. When I view this picture, I think about how brave this person was to stand their ground in front of the law, and how they were so unafraid of what was truly horrifying to many. I believe this image is not so much what the photographer was trying to convey, but instead what the person standing in front of the tanks was trying to say. I believe the person was trying to tell the people in Tiananmen Square to not be afraid of the government. The picture itself had no color adjustments, or different positioning; this was most likely to show the true feelings, which were conveyed by the man in front of the tanks. This image has a very still quality to it, and I believe this is because this picture made the world stop for a brief moment.
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