Wednesday, August 29, 2007

Analysis of an Image

Reading The Pictures: Katrina At Two
Text: Michael Shaw
Photo: Lee Celano



On the second anniversary of the Katrina disaster, we are fortunate to have a photographer as talented as Louisianian Lee Celano, supplying material for Reuters.

The anniversary presents a mandatory backdrop for a parade of political figures. Obama was prominent on the scene on Monday, and Alberto Gonzales was a big visual magnet yesterday, as was the arrival of Karl Rove. Of course, last night's arrival of the president was the most ignominious.

As counterpoint, I offer you a shot by Celano that is circulating, hoping as many of his pictures as possible get picked up from the newswire.

Read more here ...

It's a great read and the text will bring out layers upon layers of meaning in the image. Go for it.

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