I'm having trouble getting this page to load, but I will do my best. The first thing that I notice is that there are two pictures in the middle of the rest of the pictures. These pictures are overlaid the other ones, which gives the illusion that they're in front of the others. The top one of these pictures is a woman looking at the camera, and the one below it is just a woman's body from the shoulders down. While these are two different pictures it almost looks as if the head of the girl in the top picture belongs to the body in the lower one. The two bodies being offset and the black and white pictures give the impression that this person is broken and she is battling with something. The pictures behind the two in "front" are a depiction of everyday life. Regardless of the brokenness inside the people still live regular lives.
I want to talk about the picture where the boy is walking up the wall. He is walking up the wall as if its normal to him and he does it all the time. Maybe walking up the wall imply's his life is sideways. His life being sideways and even possibly upside down shows us that his life may be very hectic and may have to struggle to get through each day.
This picture uses Pathos or feelings by the way the women in some of the pictures look sad and also how the picture on the right looks like they are sleeping in the streets. This shows a lot of emotions. It also uses gender role. If you notice all the pictures contain a woman or something that represents a woman. The picture in the right hand corner shows how the woman is being symbolized as the main person there. She’s surrounded by guys whom they’re looking at her in a way that makes her look superior or better yet, makes her look like she’s enclosed by them and can’t get away. This picture represents the women in Swaziland.
I think that the two pictures that are apparently laid over top of the rest to highlight their defining features represent the diversity of the lives of women in these parts. The bottom picture obviously highlights the lower torso and legs of the woman and the upper picture highlights the many faces which could represent this woman. For example this woman could be a many number of people but with her connection to the lower picture (the legs) she metaphorically walk the same or similar life as many others. I feel like the background photos represent a plethora of images that examine the highs and lows of life in this area. There are pictures of rejoice and fun and there are also clearly pictures of oppression, pain, and even exploitation. This represents a view of life that no matter who you are or what type of life you live we all face the evils and also the beauty in life.
I can not open the link so I will just talk about the pictures showing on this page. The photographer persuades the viewers almost entirely base on pathos.One thing I found most interesting is the use of the color.All the shots are in black and white which convey seriousness and sadness. This conbination of colors can build a strong visual impact. For the topic of these collection, the first word came out in my mind was not "poverty", but "life" which may includes "poverty" but also includes "happiness" and "satisfaction". My favorite is the one shows a bride wearing beautiful wedding dress. The pureness of the dress is a contrast to the barren land in the background. I think the message which the author tries to tell is that poor people can also have a happy life because money is not everything. Moreover, the author is trying to invoke the audience's charity.The picture showing a woman entertaining men may evoke the feminists' anger.Overall, the photographs or other kind of art works are really a strong persuation to the audience.
Some of the pictures are static and some of the pictures are motional which vividly show us the lives of the people of Swaziland. The pictures are shown in a depressing way since they are all black. The picture with the bride wearing the wedding dress stands out from all other pictures. Comparing to us, their happiness seems to be simple which invokes the audiences’ sympathy.
I'm liking the point that Meichen was making about the pictures making a big impact- I think it's more because of the huge contrast of black and white use in the photos. There is a lightness and darkness to each photograph, a "beauty" and an "evil" side as Drew pointed out above. Also something I noticed was while going through the photographs individually, the black and white aspect to them gives the photographs a melancholic tone...even though not a single photograph has a sad face in it! Take a closer look...all the people are happy or at least content...maybe this raises an interesting point on how we perceive things without color, and an interesting binary between what the lack of colors represent and what is actually occurring in the pictures.
The first thing I notice is that the pictures are in black and white possible evoking a an emotion from the viewer. Black and white pictures are synonymous with old photos and quite possibly want the viewer to disregard time and focus on content. Next I notice the half bodied women with another face in a separate picture and the modeling picture besides it. This could possibly be a binary representing poor and wealthy. It tells the viewer that there are two sides to the country of Swaziland and it is but is also more than the poor country that it is perceived as. Another binary comes from joy and gloom. Joy from the man flipping off the wall, the girl in the dress and the people swimming and gloom from the man covering his head and the woman in the top left picture. It evokes the viewer to feel sympathy but also happiness.
As looking at these pictures it shows that they are very emotional as. As I see the two pictures in the middle stand out the most. As looking at the picture on the top right represent somebody being depressed at the momment. When looking two pictures below shows a women being surround by dude that shows how aggressive.
These photos seem to illustrate a wedding or ceremony like it. The woman depicted in most of the photographs is wearing a white dress and others are in dark clothing or it seems to be a cultural dress. I agree with what Pete has to say about the contrasting binary of the two sides of Swaziland. On one side of the binary the country seems very poor, in that they are extremely thin, and do not have adequate shelter. On the other hand, Swaziland is a country of tradition. Those traditions are seen throughout the pictures.
#1 is troubling. If this were an American girl, this would be considered pornography.
The two photos of the Umhlanga dance are encouraging. Generally, photos of this annual ceremony that you find on the net have a certain leering quality... or maybe this is just the PG selection that made it to Time.com.
“Young men flirt teenage girls at the local swimming pool.” So why isn't it “young men flirt with young women” or “boys flirt with girls”? Is it so that we see girls as vulnerable and boys as future predators? Don't they all look about the same age to you guys?
Now I know the nightclub photo looks bad but it's not much different from what you see in the club over here.
Overall, quite touching. Because it's supposed to be about a coming of age. But to the death sentence of HIV.
Without the captions, what would you think these photos were about?
I do apologize for posting this late. One thing that I noticed about these pictures that is extremely obvious is that these pictures are taken in place white. This is something that was done on purpose because obviously we no longer take black and white pictures on a daily basis. This tactic is used to show that this nation is still stuck in a state of the past because black and white photos is something that we used in the past. This shows that this country is lack and behind the developed nations like the United States.
Apparently, all the photos seem like just showing the life of hardship in old days, but it is assumed that those pictures are totally reflected on Pathos. Most of all, the picture of left side from the bottom is most impressive to me. It looks like marriage woman around with some people in blessing. In other wise, however, it doesn’t look that much happy because, other people around bride are looks like worrying about her new life with wedding in poverty. The people look like worrying that a few moments of marriage might be happy, but some misfortune with poverty is impending. Also, all the black and white pictures are stimulating enough to give an effect that conveying more realistic emotion condition of each people. The next picture of bride is showing some young kids running toward somewhere. It look like that they are running to get a place of poverty free with full hope, or they also could be look like dance. The author look like focus on all the people in poverty or poor condition of life that we have never seen is not only seen by sympathy, it should be give care, love and attention.
The photographer uses his photos as logos to make his audiences impressive about the life in Swaziland. It's very interesting that these photographs used black and white style. Even though these photos are colorless, it can be indicated from the pictures that the people live there seem enjoy colorful lives. Thus, the photographer may try to make his audiences concentrate on the content of the photographs, which tells the life in Swaziland is various, instead of how beautiful these photographs are.
The photos are impressive. The black and white color attracts people a lot and it gives the audience a feeling of sorrow and sad. However, the children in the photo in the right bottom seem different than people in other photos. The children in the photo seem happy. From the children's facial expression and their position, the audience can feel that they are running happily. We can feel that they are not worrying at all. As the audience, the first word that jumped into my mind is "freedom" after I saw this photo. When we are feeling sad for the low living standard of the children, they are not worried about life. Maybe the definition of poverty is totally different between different people.
I'm having trouble getting this page to load, but I will do my best. The first thing that I notice is that there are two pictures in the middle of the rest of the pictures. These pictures are overlaid the other ones, which gives the illusion that they're in front of the others. The top one of these pictures is a woman looking at the camera, and the one below it is just a woman's body from the shoulders down. While these are two different pictures it almost looks as if the head of the girl in the top picture belongs to the body in the lower one. The two bodies being offset and the black and white pictures give the impression that this person is broken and she is battling with something. The pictures behind the two in "front" are a depiction of everyday life. Regardless of the brokenness inside the people still live regular lives.
ReplyDeleteI want to talk about the picture where the boy is walking up the wall. He is walking up the wall as if its normal to him and he does it all the time. Maybe walking up the wall imply's his life is sideways. His life being sideways and even possibly upside down shows us that his life may be very hectic and may have to struggle to get through each day.
ReplyDeleteThis picture uses Pathos or feelings by the way the women in some of the pictures look sad and also how the picture on the right looks like they are sleeping in the streets. This shows a lot of emotions. It also uses gender role. If you notice all the pictures contain a woman or something that represents a woman. The picture in the right hand corner shows how the woman is being symbolized as the main person there. She’s surrounded by guys whom they’re looking at her in a way that makes her look superior or better yet, makes her look like she’s enclosed by them and can’t get away. This picture represents the women in Swaziland.
ReplyDeleteI think that the two pictures that are apparently laid over top of the rest to highlight their defining features represent the diversity of the lives of women in these parts. The bottom picture obviously highlights the lower torso and legs of the woman and the upper picture highlights the many faces which could represent this woman. For example this woman could be a many number of people but with her connection to the lower picture (the legs) she metaphorically walk the same or similar life as many others. I feel like the background photos represent a plethora of images that examine the highs and lows of life in this area. There are pictures of rejoice and fun and there are also clearly pictures of oppression, pain, and even exploitation. This represents a view of life that no matter who you are or what type of life you live we all face the evils and also the beauty in life.
ReplyDeleteI can not open the link so I will just talk about the pictures showing on this page. The photographer persuades the viewers almost entirely base on pathos.One thing I found most interesting is the use of the color.All the shots are in black and white which convey seriousness and sadness. This conbination of colors can build a strong visual impact.
ReplyDeleteFor the topic of these collection, the first word came out in my mind was not "poverty", but "life" which may includes "poverty" but also includes "happiness" and "satisfaction". My favorite is the one shows a bride wearing beautiful wedding dress. The pureness of the dress is a contrast to the barren land in the background. I think the message which the author tries to tell is that poor people can also have a happy life because money is not everything. Moreover, the author is trying to invoke the audience's charity.The picture showing a woman entertaining men may evoke the feminists' anger.Overall, the photographs or other kind of art works are really a strong persuation to the audience.
Some of the pictures are static and some of the pictures are motional which vividly show us the lives of the people of Swaziland. The pictures are shown in a depressing way since they are all black. The picture with the bride wearing the wedding dress stands out from all other pictures. Comparing to us, their happiness seems to be simple which invokes the audiences’ sympathy.
ReplyDeleteI'm liking the point that Meichen was making about the pictures making a big impact- I think it's more because of the huge contrast of black and white use in the photos. There is a lightness and darkness to each photograph, a "beauty" and an "evil" side as Drew pointed out above.
ReplyDeleteAlso something I noticed was while going through the photographs individually, the black and white aspect to them gives the photographs a melancholic tone...even though not a single photograph has a sad face in it! Take a closer look...all the people are happy or at least content...maybe this raises an interesting point on how we perceive things without color, and an interesting binary between what the lack of colors represent and what is actually occurring in the pictures.
The first thing I notice is that the pictures are in black and white possible evoking a an emotion from the viewer. Black and white pictures are synonymous with old photos and quite possibly want the viewer to disregard time and focus on content. Next I notice the half bodied women with another face in a separate picture and the modeling picture besides it. This could possibly be a binary representing poor and wealthy. It tells the viewer that there are two sides to the country of Swaziland and it is but is also more than the poor country that it is perceived as. Another binary comes from joy and gloom. Joy from the man flipping off the wall, the girl in the dress and the people swimming and gloom from the man covering his head and the woman in the top left picture. It evokes the viewer to feel sympathy but also happiness.
ReplyDeleteAs looking at these pictures it shows that they are very emotional as. As I see the two pictures in the middle stand out the most. As looking at the picture on the top right represent somebody being depressed at the momment. When looking two pictures below shows a women being surround by dude that shows how aggressive.
ReplyDeleteThese photos seem to illustrate a wedding or ceremony like it. The woman depicted in most of the photographs is wearing a white dress and others are in dark clothing or it seems to be a cultural dress. I agree with what Pete has to say about the contrasting binary of the two sides of Swaziland. On one side of the binary the country seems very poor, in that they are extremely thin, and do not have adequate shelter. On the other hand, Swaziland is a country of tradition. Those traditions are seen throughout the pictures.
ReplyDeleteLet me apologise for the delayed posting and wonky links.
ReplyDeleteThanks Jessica for pointing out that B&W doesn't mean sad.
And Dave, for noticing the headless girl. I like your idea of her being “broken.” Maybe photographer is indicating that the women have no autonomy?
#1 is troubling. If this were an American girl, this would be considered pornography.
ReplyDeleteThe two photos of the Umhlanga dance are encouraging. Generally, photos of this annual ceremony that you find on the net have a certain leering quality... or maybe this is just the PG selection that made it to Time.com.
“Young men flirt teenage girls at the local swimming pool.” So why isn't it “young men flirt with young women” or “boys flirt with girls”? Is it so that we see girls as vulnerable and boys as future predators? Don't they all look about the same age to you guys?
Now I know the nightclub photo looks bad but it's not much different from what you see in the club over here.
Overall, quite touching. Because it's supposed to be about a coming of age. But to the death sentence of HIV.
Without the captions, what would you think these photos were about?
I do apologize for posting this late. One thing that I noticed about these pictures that is extremely obvious is that these pictures are taken in place white. This is something that was done on purpose because obviously we no longer take black and white pictures on a daily basis. This tactic is used to show that this nation is still stuck in a state of the past because black and white photos is something that we used in the past. This shows that this country is lack and behind the developed nations like the United States.
ReplyDeleteApparently, all the photos seem like just showing the life of hardship in old days, but it is assumed that those pictures are totally reflected on Pathos. Most of all, the picture of left side from the bottom is most impressive to me. It looks like marriage woman around with some people in blessing. In other wise, however, it doesn’t look that much happy because, other people around bride are looks like worrying about her new life with wedding in poverty. The people look like worrying that a few moments of marriage might be happy, but some misfortune with poverty is impending. Also, all the black and white pictures are stimulating enough to give an effect that conveying more realistic emotion condition of each people. The next picture of bride is showing some young kids running toward somewhere. It look like that they are running to get a place of poverty free with full hope, or they also could be look like dance. The author look like focus on all the people in poverty or poor condition of life that we have never seen is not only seen by sympathy, it should be give care, love and attention.
ReplyDeleteThe photographer uses his photos as logos to make his audiences impressive about the life in Swaziland. It's very interesting that these photographs used black and white style. Even though these photos are colorless, it can be indicated from the pictures that the people live there seem enjoy colorful lives. Thus, the photographer may try to make his audiences concentrate on the content of the photographs, which tells the life in Swaziland is various, instead of how beautiful these photographs are.
ReplyDeleteThe photos are impressive. The black and white color attracts people a lot and it gives the audience a feeling of sorrow and sad. However, the children in the photo in the right bottom seem different than people in other photos. The children in the photo seem happy. From the children's facial expression and their position, the audience can feel that they are running happily. We can feel that they are not worrying at all. As the audience, the first word that jumped into my mind is "freedom" after I saw this photo. When we are feeling sad for the low living standard of the children, they are not worried about life. Maybe the definition of poverty is totally different between different people.
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