E'sha Johnson

E'sha Johnson
Gaskell Anne, "Wonder" Alice in Wonderland
1997


As I looked at her photo, how was it inspired me and really connected to the image which is meant a lot behind a story, because I had similar experience with it. I noticed how she was so lonely, because there isn't nobody around her. How sad is she sit so alone on the grass. How she was played with the pinkly beautiful flower though nobody playing with her. She wonder why nobody isn't going to talking to her, because she is deaf? She felt so heartbroken, sad, and lonely. It's because she doesn't have a friends. She don't want anyone to look in her eyes which is showed her emotions, a sad in her eyes. She just want to be happy, so she could have a friends. She wished anyone could look at her as human and not as deaf girl.

Isaac Martinez

Isaac F. Martinez

Carleton Watkins 

"Lone Mountain, from the Orphan Asylum"
about 1868 San Francisco

I selected this picture because it is a place that has become a city that is not the same as the picture as of today and has developed many great and bad cultures today. This is a picture of San Francisco California taken by a famous photographer Carleton Watkins in which he took many picture of landscape property's and areas around the world. This picture inspires me in a certain way were anything can start from nothing like this picture of San Francisco and can become something like a big city like it is today. The over view like this entire land and become a great city as it is today. I also admire that the viewer can see how certain aspects like the roads homes and culture was very much different then what they are today. No businesses, gas station, and no fast food restaurants in every corner like there are today. Also no gentrification had being taken place yet in which has affected our society the most today.

Alma De Loera

Striking Worker, Assassinated/ [Obrero en Huelga, Asesinado]

Manuel Alvarez Bravo

Negative 1934; print 1974

Manuel Alvarez Bravo is a Mexican surreal photographer from the late 1920s to the 1990s and is considered the main representative of Latin America photography in the 20th century. He did work after the Mexican Revolution and was a time of creativity, renaissance, and renewal of Mexican Roots. This photograph is a Mexican worker who was assassinated during a strike. I resemble with this photograph because of the same violence going on now in my home country in Mexico. It speaks to me as if times have not changed and we haven't grown as a society. 

Giovanny Chavez

Giovanny Chavez

Henri Cartier-Bresson "Los Remedios" 

1963

This image by Henri Cartier-Bresson demonstrates the life of Mexican people. Although not rich, they still find a way to make some money. The photograph is in black and white, however the sun's reflectance on the violin case and string are noticeable. The child on the ground seems sad while the man with the violin looks passionate about music. This image was inspirational because it shows how here in America we have many things that we do not appreciate. The children are perhaps hungry and do not have money to eat, we have food everywhere here. Sometimes we say we do not want that when these children would love to have that food, we do not want. The man is also a key component in this photograph, perhaps the face of the image. As a musician, he may be passionate about what he does. The man may also need to bring home money and does so by making music. 

Amy Samrittinanta

Amy Samrittinanta
Lee Friedlander, "Newark, New Jersey" 
1962, Gelatin-Silver Print


I pick this image as my inspiration picture because It shows emotion and a certain event that It happening around that time in Newark. The picture represents an emotion that can be described as worry or observing people out on the streets. I like how the older man and a boy have the same feature that can be described as a curiosity. This picture somehow describes the American Society through a simple image. In this picture, It is filled with Picture or a certain sign that can perfectly describe the American Society. Within the picture framed of the little boy, and the older man on the bottom right there a sign that included some American food like fries, burgers, and of course Coca-Cola. It also shows great details of the emotion that show on their faces can either be view as curious or amaze by the people who are out on the street. The main things that I see in this image are mainly typical American food. As I said before this picture include many facts about out American Society back in the 60's. 

Andrea Escobar

Andrea Escobar

Abelardo Morell

"THE GRAND CANAL LOOKING WEST TOWARD THE ACADEMIA BRIDGE IN PALAZZO ROOM UNDER CONSTRUCTION"

Venice, Italy; 2007

Abelardo Morell is a photographer that made his first photo using the "Camera Obscura". When he visits new locations, he covers the windows of his dwellings with black plastic. He makes a hole in the plastic and places a prism over it, in order for the outside's panoramic view to come in.

I chose this image because it was very intriguing and dreamlike to me. How can a beautiful location look extremely real in an ordinary room? I have a deep desire to travel but I'm unable to. I'm an ordinary person and when I imagine the locations around the world they look very intriguing to me. The desire to travel there only occurs in my imagination or in dreams. This image looks imaginary and unique like the rest of the world looks to me. However, the rich saturation, hue, the ladder and the door gives me hope. The bright light emitting from the outside also represents hope for me. It represents the light at the end of the tunnel.

Jack Leeper

Jack Leeper

Salvador Dali (In Voluptas Mors)

1951, Black and White

I selected this photo because it shows off Salvador Dali's weirdness in a beautiful way. When you look at this photo you see the shape of a skull but when you stare at it for a second you realize that its actually women's bodies that form the skull. I think that it is beautiful how the women bend and shape their bodies to form that image of a skull. It's creepy and weird but at the same time its beautiful and shows great skill. Having Salvador Dali pose on the side looking puzzled at what's going on also brings another element to the photograph which to me seems like he is almost thinking to himself what did i create. It seems like he looks like he did not know that this photograph was going to come out this and yet it's perfectly dark and mysterious that it ended up being so beautiful. 

Taylor Dunn

Taylor Dunn

Edward Weston "Cabbage Leaf"

1931, Gelatin Silver Print

Everything about this image, Edward Weston created, seems to be something else until you look more closely; I thought I was first looking at the ripples and lines of a gown worn by a woman.  Even when it is understood the image is of a cabbage leaf it is difficult to let go of some of the humanistic elements created by the texture of the vegetable and the soft top light used in the photograph. Our brains try to make sense of the images we see and add the human touch to everything.  Some of the human qualities the cabbage leaf possess are the veins and spine that seems to travel from the top of the image down the bottom, left center. The shadow creates a depth within the folds of the leaf which is highlighted by the veins. This invokes a sense of connectivity and symbiosis between light and dark. The shape of the leaf is something rising out of the shadow and lifting up closer towards the light source. All the lines seem to be reaching towards the light which could also be seen as a reach toward hope, strength or positivity.  The solid black background makes for an ideal contrast between the leaf in the foreground causing the grays and whites to pop. The image overall is the epitome for the saying "Simplicity is key". 

Karen Gentry

Karen Gentry

Janae-Shields, Newborn

November 21, 2016

          As I looked at this image/photo from Janae-Shields was amazing showing the innocence of a Newborn baby. How soft and pure laying in the arms of an adult, so little and so delicate. Shields has such a passion for photography as I review more of her photos she captures such life in a still photo. I selected this image because it speaks to me about how young and innocence my children are and where, the moment between the arms of a loving adult holding the newborn a brand-new life. It is about what is not seen, the intimacy personal relationships between and mother or father and their newborn child-- anew moment in life.

Vanessa Rugeles

Vanessa Rugeles

Untitled, from "Jesús Abad Colorado, Mirar de la vida profunda"

Cocorná (Antioquia), 2003

Gabriel Arturo Villegas cries over his daughter that was kidnaped by ELN Colombian gerrilla. What they asked in return is for him to kill the leader of the Paramilitares. They gave him two days.

The image depicts how devastating has been the war in my country for over five decades. The black and white filter gives the viewer the sense of melancholy and horror we have been living through for the past fifty-two years. 

Lana Tahmizyan

Lana TahmizyanSaul Leiter, "Taxi"
1957, 35mm Camera

Saul Leiter (1923-2013) is known for his unconventional crops and his beautiful use of color. This is why I chose this photo. Taxi (1957) completely engulfs Saul Leiter's unique style, with the yellow and red colors popping out and the blurred, shiny car that crops out half of the photograph. The tanned hand holding onto the handle adds a nice human element into this photo, almost capturing a sense of anxiety, although the photo in general makes one feel so calm. The warm colors work cohesively together to make something that is so simple, something from everyday life, a beautifully toned photograph. This shot is photographed at such a shallow depth of field that it creates an almost dream-like state, even though it is something so typically seen in the city. Leiter said, "I don't have a philosophy. I have a camera". What he meant by this is that there is so much to look at when it comes to photography. He said that his photographs are "fragments of endless possibilities". I love this quote because it shows you that there are great opportunities anywhere if you just go for it.

Alex Lopez

Alex Lopez

Michael O'Neill, "Mickey Mantle" 

1994

What do you see? An old man holding a baseball bat. Just an ordinary man looking afar, not into the future but rather that of the past. To remember the man he once was, to remember a young gifted athlete. This man is Mickey Mantle. A member of major league baseball's Hall of Fame, a seven time World Series champion and was an all-star 16 times in his 18 year career. I say this as a reminder that this man was once a phenomenon yet all that is left is a man who has been weaken and fatally hurt by the unstoppable force known as father time. This sad realization is one that truly hits home and makes me weary to see the man I become as the years go past. No matter how hard we try no matter how hard we fight there is only one outcome in a battle against father time. Knowing real well who is going to be on the winning side of that result. As my dad always says, "You can have father time against the ropes, but you are never knocking him down." 

Selina Nnadede

Selina Nnadede

Steve McCurry, "Kuwait"

1991

This image depicts one of the largest oil spills in history, in Kuwait, a country in the Middle East. As a result of the Persian Gulf War in 1991, approximately six million barrels of crude oil were intentionally hurled into the northern edge of the Persian Gulf by Saddam Hussein's Iraqi army. Anything that wasn't thrown into the water was set on fire. McCurry's picture shows a bird, drenched in crude oil, overlooking the horrific event that has obliterated what was once its habitat. The image captivates the decimation of the Persian Gulf as well as a forlorn and melancholy tone. The bird even gives off a

mournful and gloomy tone, which could sadden and intrigue the audience to want to understand what has happened. I really love this photograph because McCurry is known for his work that captivates human struggle and cultural conflicts, but this photograph shows that even animals can express the same feelings.

Sara Stallings

Sara Stallings

David Muench, "Winter Reflection"

1966

I choose this image by David Muench called this by two names either "Winter Reflection" or "El Capitan Reflection" and was shot in 1966. David Muench shoot this in by the Merced River in Yosemite National Park in, California. David Muench has posted on his website that he is inspired by places such as the Merced River in Yosemite, and that his page on Yosemite landscape he feels that Yosemite's is Americas preeminent landscape icon. This image of El Capitan is a major part of this national park and twice the size of Gibraltar. Muench took this picture of the Merced River and within this clear spot in the river between the snow covered rocks we see the intensified face of the granite that projects so firmly by El Capitan. The sky that lights up behind the upside down vertical rock shines giving warmth to the rock and the center of the image, which is surrounded by snow.

Tonia Soto

Tonia Soto

Nickolas Muray "Me and My Parrots"

1941 

Nickolas Muray was born as Miklos Mandl on February 15, 1892 in Szeged, Hungary. He was known for his photographs, love for women, being a champion fencer, and  being a pilot. At the age of 21 he came to the United States with determination. Arriving at Ellis Island, he changed his named to Nikolas Muray and had his big break when he was commissioned by Harper Bazaar's magazine to photograph Florence Reed. The style he uses to photograph is using a soft evocative focus for portraits. His bestfriend Miguel Covarrubias introduced him to Frida Kahlo, with this meeting came a 10 year love affair between them two. This is why he has a lot of photographs of her, he shot more images of her than anyone she knew. I love this image because her facial expression is seen as if she doesn't care at all. You get to see the real Frida Kahlo, and the black and white makes the image seen more interesting. 

Angiee Mendez

Angiee Mendez

Alfred Eisenstaedt, "V-J Day in Times Square"

1945

World War II was such a dark time as many of our people risked their lives out in the war. One of the worst times for America was the attack on Pearl Harbor. It was then when the Japanese became our sworn enemy. However, V-J Day was one of the most glorious days for America. The Japanese had finally surrendered on August 14, 1945 and it was victory day for America.

This iconic image taken on V-J Day speaks to me because it shows the love and high spirits of America. A sailor grabbed this nurse and kissed her even though they had never met. It was the excitement of the end of the war and a couple of drinks that drove him to this decision. Thus, this image represents the celebration of life as another war ends.

This iconic image gives me hope that humanity will unite together one day with love and celebration of life like they did on V-J Day.

Hopefully, all of humanity.    

Isabel Cruz

Isabel Cruz

Cindy Sherman, "Untitled"

1991, dye coupler print

The image I selected is photographed by Cindy Sherman who was born in 1954 in Glen Ridge, New Jersey. The image which is untitled, was printed in 1991 on dye coupler print with the description of "Cosmo Cover Girl". Through her work, Cindy Sherman raises questions on the role of a woman in society and the media. I chose this because the description given is ironic to the image which shows a woman with smudged makeup and an unbuttoned shirt. This to me reflects what society doesn't want to see in women as we picture a tall beautiful woman, and this image shows the reality that we try to conceal which to me is amazing.

Bailey Bast

Bailey Bast
Alfred Stieglitz "Georgia O'Keeffe—Hands and Horse Skull" 1931
Silver Gelatin Print

Stieglitz created a series of images of his wife Georgia O'Keeffe, specifically focusing on her hands. He focuses on O'Keeffe's hands because she is a painter, and her hands are crucial to her art. Rather than creating a portrait of what a person looks like, Stieglitz shows who a person is, focusing on gestures, emotions, and expression to create an image of the life of the subject. This particular image drew my attention because of the contrast between dark and light, soft and hard. I enjoy the calmness of her hands juxtaposed to the ideas of death and decay. Her hands create life, but in them she a dry, cracked image of death. In a way, her hands both evoke her humanity but their shape appears somewhat inhuman.

Andres Rodriguez

 

Andres Rodriguez

Ansel Adams "Landforms created by wind"

1951

I chose this picture because it makes me feel at ease. The shapes and the smooth curves that all seem to lead to the other side of the canyon gives this photograph a mysterious vibe to it almost as if it wants you to go to the other side to find out what is on the other side of the canyon. It also shows you that beauty takes time because like these hills they were formed over a long period of time and that mother nature don't need no man to look beautiful. Just pure natural beauty.

Adam Wong

Adam Wong
Carlo Bellavia, "MENDOCINO, CALIFORNIA: 1"
2013, Digital Image

Carlo Bellavia was born in 1971 in Palermo, Italy. He studied in both Europe and in the United States. His work is consists mainly of nudity and natural ideas and looks. His art usually has mystery-esque tone. Most, if not all of his photos are filtered in black and white or sepia (brown tone).In this piece, the sepia color/tone added in by Bellavia enhances the audiences' perspective on the detail and sharpness of the clouds, along with the contrast of what would be the different shades of grey.

Liliana Claros Del Cid

Liliana Claros Del cid
Alfred Eisenstaedt, "V-J Day in Time Square"
1945

I selected this image because it is such an iconic image and I was intrigued by it. The photographer behind this image is Alfred Eisenstaedt who wanted "to find and catch the storytelling moment". As World War II ended in 1945, Eisenstaedt was in search for that moment that would capture him and then this moment occurred as he roamed the streets of Time Square. Looking at this image it represents more than a random moment captured, it represents emotions of joy and relief of such a day in history. It also shows with passion what was being felt of the news that sad times were coming to an end. In this image the overall feeling is joy and passion. Even the people around them seem to be pulled in by the kiss between two strangers. As the celebration was occurring around them it seems to be frozen in time. With the image in black and white it gives the image a strong impact to the viewer with the nurses' white uniform in contrast to the sailors' dark uniform. As well as the background being blurred making them the center of attention with sharpness. In the image movement is also captured, by the nurses hand being slightly blurred by the sudden pull from the sailor to kiss her.

Liana Khachatourian

Liana Khachatourian

Sebastio Salgado, "Church Gate Station, Western Railrod Line, Bombay, India"

1995, Gelatin Silver Print

I selected this photograph because it had an immediate touching effect to me. Though the photographer was trying to call attention to the effects of globalization and how that harms individuals and regions differently, it gave me a different feel. Not only does the lack of color in the image evoke sorrow, but the overall effect, time, and angle with which it was taken. The connection that I made with this photo is our everyday lives and how we work so much and so often that we barely ever have time to enjoy the company of such wonderful human beings around us. I noticed in the photo on the bottom left there is one guy with his suitcase that seems to be motionless. Although everyone else looks like they are getting much done since they're moving so fast I believe that one guy that isn't moving at all has grasped the idea of happiness. It seems to me as though he appreciates the beauty of life and that moment most.

Miriam Romero

Miriam Romero

Brian Lanker "Birth"

1972

Brian Lanker was a photographer that was part of a journal which had a reputation of strong images. He accompanied two of his friends into the labor room, his friends allowed him to photograph the birth of their daughter, Jackie Lynn Coburn. This photograph won the Pulitzer Prize, which is a price awarded to newspapers, online journalism, literature, and musical composition in the United States. The reason why I decided to choose this picture over so many other strong images was because of the woman's expression. Although child birth is an extremely painful process, you can see it's all worth it because of that smile. Bringing a life into this world is one of the greatest gifts humans were given. In this frozen moment you don't know if her laughter is due to relieve or pure joy. I chose to see nothing else but pure happiness and excitement caused by the birth of their beautiful daughter. Brian later mentioned not being able to recall taking this picture because of his involvement in the birth.

Yesenia Ruiz

Yesenia Ruiz

John Shaw "Fenceline and Broom Sedge"

1991, Nikon 80-200mm zoom lens, Fujichrome 50

     I have picked this photo because a suttle awe feeling came upon me after staring for a while.  I see a fence, and it fascinates me how much power human gives to these creations. We divide land as if its ours. The idea of creating barriers, to own, unclaimable land with only barbwire and wooden sticks reminds me of child's play. I see that we are territorial and that we have not learned to simply share the land we stand on, but rather we have learned to create lines to distance our self from one another. We create different worlds within borders. Sadly this is my normal.

Maria Montiel

Maria Montiel

Lee Friedlander, "New City, N.Y."

1971

This image caught my eye because it reminded me of a photograph of myself spontaneously taken by my ex-boyfriend. The woman in the image is Lee Friedlander's wife, who also happens be named Maria. She attempts to cover block off the camera with her arms, however, she does not come off as angry or upset. I wonder if there were multiple attempts at taking this photograph, but when I first saw it, I thought this was just a quick impromptu snapshot of a playful, intimate moment. I think it is very brazen to share an image like this with the world, because this image is not just about the subject in the photograph, it shows insight about Lee and Maria's relationship. I like this image the most because of its authentic intimate nature that could not be duplicated with a different subject. 

Kei Shinhara

   


Kei Shinhara

Garry  Winogrand,  "White Sands National Monument" 

1964, C-print 

I selected this image because it visually inspires me . This photo was taken in New Mexico during his road trip. He creates "space" by putting the subjects in the middle ground. He uses some colors as an extension of black and white. Basically, this image is created by white and sky-blue, but by adding yellow and red,he makes visual richness. In addition, he divides the image by the horizontal line.

Gary Rodriguez

Gary Rodriguez

Ansel Adams "The tetons and the Snake River"

1942 Gelatin Silver Print

Ansel Adams is a renowned photographer from the mid-1900s that is a huge inspiration to me. His landscape photography is the epitome of what makes a good "wallpaper". One of my favorite images is "The Tetons and the Snake River," (1942). It captivates the earth entirely showing its beautiful mountains and rivers and landscapes that look endless. Its extensive depth of view gives it a clarity that helps the viewer imagine themselves in that area, with full immersion. It shows a beautiful contrast from the dark clouds above the mountains to the calmness of the river, illustrating the diversity not only on earth, but in life. As the sun becomes brighter from left to right, it gives a calming tone showing that life is limitless and how there is sunshine even in dark clouds.  

Stephanie Perez

Stephanie Perez

Daniel Hernández-Salazar, "Encuentro de dos mundos, 1492–1992" ("Clash of Two Worlds, 1492–1992")

21 July 1992

Daniel Hernandez-Salazar states that this image reminds him very much of the historical moment in which Christopher Columbus came to the Americas. Columbus had created a divide between his people and the people in the Americas. To this day, there is corruption and exploitation inflicted on the indigenous community and the government does nothing to stop this cruelty. In addition to the political situation in Guatemala, this photograph really illustrated perhaps one of the most significant civil rights movements in the United States—black lives matter. As a person of color, this image did inspire me to promote awareness regarding injustices in local communities. Just like African Americans, Latinos are also victims of police brutality, but their cases are not heard of due to the crippling fear of deportation. Therefore, the message I received from looking at this image is that we must stick together, strengthen in numbers, and fight for our rights.  

Gabriella Feingold

Gabriella Feingold

Perry C. Riddle, "Youth Power" 

1968

This photograph was taken by Perry C. Riddle, a photographer for the Chicago Sun Times during the 1968 Democratic Party Convention. The country had been split between people who were for the war in Vietnam and those who were against the war in Vietnam. The Youth International Party and the Mobilization Committee to End the War in Vietnam had been planning to hold a youth festival in Chicago to correspond with the dates of the Democratic National Convention. Ten thousand demonstrators crowded the city to protest the war in Vietnam and faced twenty-three thousand police officers and National Guardsmen because the Mayor of Chicago at the time, Richard Daley refused to grant the parties the right to protest legally. I chose this photograph because it reminded me of the current rift in society. It reminded me of the peaceful and not-so peaceful protests going on right now throughout the country, and I felt like this photo really captured the way that EVERY American, regardless of who they voted for, is feeling right now.

Edwin Gonzalez

Edwin Gonzalez

Dorothea Lange "Migrant Mother"

Year 1936

I chose this image because the subject matter caught my attention. The photo shows a woman with her children camping outside due to poverty. There is a sublime elements that I feel in the work shown. The children embrace their mother as giving up hope but their mother looks on into the distance, strong and determined to overcome their tough challenges they have faced and will face. Coming from a household where money was an tight, I sort of understand the struggle. I also understand the determination to overcome those obstacles.  The Photographer, Dorothea Lange, explains that the shot was not intentional. After her work she stumbled upon the camp where the mother and her children had been. The photo was taken at a camp for seasonal agricultural workers 175 miles north of Los Angeles. Than was shown in the San Francisco newspaper, later the image became a symbol of the Great Depression of American. The government, after seeing the image, rushed a shipment of food to the camps to aid them. Goes to show that photos can make a difference to others and are not simply pretty pictures. I had also learned that some of the best photos are not planned. 

Its interesting how the even when the mother and her children are in focus, the main focus of the whole image is the mother because she is only one looking at the direction of the camera. The Dark hair color and the light of the clothes balance each other along with the grey in between. Even when there there is no light source visibly shown, the  grey areas in the face really emphasizes the shadows in a soft way. The details are not lost in the grey. The mother and children combination give a Madonna and child feeling to the image. 

David Say

David Say
Ryan McGinley, "Red Beetle"
2015
 

Ryan McGinley's work carries a recurring theme on youth and rawness. He captures young subjects who live free with no boundaries. There is movement and a story within each photograph. He travels to desolated lands and takes in each scenery so well, it seems almost magical and fantasy-like.

This photograph is one of my favorites, mainly because of the narrative. The paleness of the model's skin presents the highest contrast in the image, bringing the eyes directly to her body draped onto this rusted red beetle. . . in the middle of a swamp. The environment is bundled up in muddy green, blue and brown hue that melts together harmoniously. When viewing this image, the audience can look around at the setting, from the dead trees in the swamp to the live trees in the mountain, but no matter where you look, your eyes automatically advert back to the subject and the beetle. As a film major, I love art that evokes thoughts and a story-line. How did the car get there? How did she get there? At the end of the day, it leaves the audience to conjure up their own story and plot. That to me, is admirable.

Linnea Bassett

Linnea Bassett

Gregory Crewdson, "Untitled" for the series "Twilight"

2002, chromogenic print

Gregory Crewdson, born in September of 1962, is an American photographer known for his elaborately staged, thought provoking photographs of people in the midst of living. I chose this image from his Twilight series because I am always captured by images that depict peoples daily life and emotions. This image gave me the instant feeling of anxiousness. It brought forth in my mind the idea of a mother, already in her night clothes, waiting for her child who is late. Or could she be a wife waiting for her husband, but knowing very well he's in another woman's bed. The lighting in this image strike these ideas home. The tungsten light specifically hitting the woman's emotional face and her arm, raised as if longing for something. The light also specifically hitting the window revealing the emptiness of the world outside of her room, showing whatever this woman is hoping for is no where near, confirming her anxiety and worries. 

We are all way too familiar with these exact instances and feelings. We all know what it is like to wait for something that is not coming. We sometimes even wait knowing for a fact that what we wait for is not coming. It is truly beautiful how this image can explain so many emotions and happenings in just one still shot. 

Giovanny Chavez

Giovanny Chavez

Henri Cartier-Bresson "Los Remedios" 

1963

This image by Henri Cartier-Bresson demonstrates the life of Mexican people. Although not rich, they still find a way to make some money. The photograph is in black and white, however the sun's reflectance on the violin case and string are noticeable. The child on the ground seems sad while the man with the violin looks passionate about music. This image was inspirational because it shows how here in America we have many things that we do not appreciate. The children are perhaps hungry and do not have money to eat, we have food everywhere here. Sometimes we say we do not want that when these children would love to have that food, we do not want. The man is also a key component in this photograph, perhaps the face of the image. As a musician, he may be passionate about what he does. The man may also need to bring home money and does so by making music.