Final Post - Project 6

Weekly Update - Part 2

Weekly Update

Cartier-Bresson Image Critique

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I chose this image simply because it shocked me. Ive seen images really similar to this one where the child is extremely malnourished and underdeveloped but this one kind of had a different affect on me. At first glance I couldn't even tell there was a child in the image and I'm not sure if thats due to the color scheme or the fact it is so unbelievably small. Another thing that caught my attention was the expression on the kids face. It looks like they have been through so much trauma at such a young age and they are mad at the world.

The focal point of the image seems to be the child's face. The sunlight really highlights the eyes and the emotion they feel. The image is asymmetrical in that it is divided down the middle by this path that almost acts as a negative space but not quite due to the tree shadows being cast on it. Half of the image is what looks like a woman holding a child and the other half is a large pinwheel. Shadows play a big part in adding depth to the image and highlighting important features such as the child's facial expression and protruding ribs. The background looks like it is slightly more simplified than the image of the woman and child which looks sharper. The mood of the image is sadness and maybe defeat. The picture, to me, conveys poverty through the focus on the malnourished child and the woman's clothing being dirty. I think the image could be a metaphor for how we don't choose what we are born into.