Stephanie Sinclair

 

 

 

 

Stephanie Sinclair | www.stephaniesinclair.com

Stephanie Sinclair
Tehani, 8, Yemen. “Whenever I saw him, I hid. I hated to see him,” Tehani (in pink) recalls of the early days of her marriage to Majed, when she was 6 and he was 25. The young wife posed for a portrait with former classmate Ghada, also a child bride, outside their home in Hajjah

I think this Photo is a great juxtaposition of an image in reference to the western world, as it displays many different characteristics within it to contradict our way of learning and our rules and laws. For example the fact that these children at age 6, are forced into marriage by their families. To marry a 25 year old in our society is normally a good age, or even a bit early in some cases to get married…but that’s to another 25 year old. These kindy/ year 1 kids in our society, just learning the ways of reading and writing are being forced to marry. I mean this is the largest and most important difference in the two cultures. There are other differences such as the clothing that they have on and the typography of the land. But this is the main point of which Stephanie was trying to extract from the photo and situation.

 

Tim Hetherington

 

 

 

Tim Hetherington | www.timhetherington.com

American soldiers on a morning patrol in Afghanistan, Restrepo Camp. I think the silhouette of the soldiers is something that is the true center point of the photo as it doesn’t show the soldiers faces but their silhouette/ shadow left in Afghanistan. Their mark left in that country and their sacrifices to serve and protect their mates in the line of fire. I believe the sunrise is the brink of hope coming over the mountains as the sun is a source of warmth, safety and life. I the picture we see the trees with no leaves, dead, withering away, representing the sacrifices some of them have made. Dead but not forgotten.

 Corey Arnold

 

 
 

 

Corey Arnold | www.coreyfishes.com

I think that this photo is amazing due to the fact of the raw nature and unprecedented events in the life of a deep sea fisherman. The focal point to where our eye is drawn to is the man in the yellow coat. And then to the sea gulls. The photo isn’t lined up on the horizons which makes the image/ scenario feel rough or unsettled. Which is exactly the truth of deep sea fishing. The photo has rich, basic colours which are very appealing to the eye and display a great deal of depth.