Francisco Cedeno
Dorothea Lange, "Migrant Worker"
1936, negative film
I selected this photo because it reminds of my own mother and a similar situation my family and I found ourselves in. We were homeless, in a rundown, small, one car garage with no money and no food. The expression on the women's face was all too the same as my own mothers, as my siblings and I huddled around my mother, arms intertwined crying not knowing what was going to happen next. However, just like the mother appears in this photo, so did my mother, the strong foundation in which we relied on. To me, this photo does not simply evoke uncertainty and despair. No, that is just what one merely perceives, but the reality of the photo to me is that of strength and perserverence. We rested on my mother not only for support and comfort, but because we knew that she would rise from it all, with us in hers arms, triumphant.
