Photo by Bruce Percy
The photo above shows the Taj Mahal, a beautiful piece of architecture built hundreds of years ago. This building seems to represent the great capability of mankind; everything we can accomplish and how breathtaking it can be. However, this is contrasted by all the smog that seems to fog the air around the Taj Mahal. This is pollution, not fog. It is ironic, this amazing building built by humans shrouded in the disgusting smog that man also created. This picture shows two extremes of what we created, the good and its counterpart and byproduct. Unless you know that the "fog" is not fog, but pollution, the message of this image can be hard to see, but once you realize, the message shown is very powerful.
Photo by Bruce Percy
This picture is of three young women in Ethiopia. Two appear to be praying, while the third is walking away. It feels almost as if she is leaving her religion. The girls are all dressed the same, and the composition of the picture makes it appear to be the progression of praying to walking away. I don't feel the photographer meant to portrait this, but to me, this is how the image is conveyed.
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