Image by Ed Clark In this photograph, I see an African American Navy officer playing an accordion. He has tears rolling down his face and is under a lot of distress. In the image, he is also the only African American present and is surround by white people, majority white women. The people in the background look upset and some are even staring at the man. They look as if they have no sympathy for the man and are even wondering why he is so upset. In Professor Nordell’s video on Photojournalism and bias, he stated “People who were fed a diet of pictures might forget important things like reading and writing”. Connecting this quote to the image, I don’t think this picture takes anything away from people. It displays the raw emotions that people need to see in order to have a better understanding of the situation. I think this picture makes people want to actually read into what the story behind this image is. Principle #1: Subject’s Expression The su...
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