Week 10 Activity 1

Top left photo:
1: This photo likely represents the refugee aspect of the article, since multiple people are shown traveling. Amongst the 4 photos this one does the worst job of representing the article.
2: The photo supplements the idea that the refugees were poor, and struggled when they were traveling.
3: It shows some malnutrition for the people who are affected. The techniques used do not emphasize this, however.
Top right photo:
1: This photo if of a child who has arrived at an aid camp. He appears to be sick in some way and is being treated by a physician. This explicitly visualizes the last bit, almost to the letter.
2: It doesn't make a comment. It verifies what the article is saying. The kid is clearly sick, by the looks of it from malnutrition.
3: It shows how much the refugees are affected. Whatever the nurse/volunteer is putting onto the child; I've never seen anything like it before. In my mind, that means his condition is really bad/unusual. Also since I've never seen that before it will always stand out to me.
Bottom left photo:
1: This photo also illustrates the extent to which these people are undernourished. Its even sadder to see how young this child is and how much he is in need of food. The article, of course talks about these people not getting enough food and water so this photo makes sense.
2: This photo doesn't make a comment on the article, it does make a comment about the efforts of people who are in the position to help. It does a really good job of emphasizing the seriousness of the situation.
3: What changed for me is this picture actually energized me towards the situation. That is, I feel the urge to do something about it. This is easily the best photo of the four.
Bottom right photo:
1: This appears to be a photo of the affected traveling to a new area. This was mentioned in the article in the second sentence.
2: The photo does a good job of painting the journey as 'dry', as the article puts it. Although it isn't obvious, there are barefoot people in the photo, which is what the article said.
3: This photo diminishes the journey that these people had to make. As bad as it sounds, the photo makes the journey appear possible. I'd have liked for the photographer to have taken a photo during a much tougher leg of the journey.

This photo is easily the best one of the bunch. As I stated before, it paints a strong tragedy (severe malnutrition) onto someone who deserves it the least (child). It has shock value. I can imagine many others choosing this one as the most significant.