Black Water Bridge

This is a group analysis of a photograph chosen by Jenny, Erin, and I. We were excited because this was the first photograph that we had seen in color. The color in this picture only makes the hanging bodies seem more brutal and real to the viewer. We each added our insight and helped to type the post. I was particularly drawn to the background of the image, which depicts a scene that seems almost vacation-like.
This picture is outrageous. Everyone is celebrating the bodies they have destroyed and hung from this bridge. It's hard to even tell they are humans dangling there. The angle of the shot makes the man with his arm up look as big as the massive structure behind him. This gives the feeling that he is larger than his surroundings and more than human to have the power to steal away life. The shapes of the metal bridge columns give the photo structure while utter pandemonium goes on all throughout. When first looking at this picture, it's hard to decide what to look at first. The man off to the right clinging to the steel column looks animalistic. Below him, another man holds a piece of paper, undoubtedly including some sort of anti-American sentiment. Far off in the distance, you can see palm trees. These are out of focus, and this is likely intentional to not give emphasis to objects that are normally associated with vacations on the beach. This situation is neither calm nor relaxing and the photographer portrays that perfectly.