Jose Jimenez
Bernie Boston, "Flower Power"
1967
This image can relate to everyone in this country more than ever in these hard times. While this photograph was taken years go for a different cause, (to protest the Vietnam war). The meaning behind the flowers in the barrel can be relating to many people in society now because of the amount of gun violence that is taking place. The significance of using the flowers in the barrel of a gun makes the strong statement of peace over violence. When I came across this picture, I realized how a photograph can tell 1000 stories and have 1000 meanings. Whether it is in 1967 or 2018, a picture can be significant to everyone in different ways, and this specific image was special to me because of a recent March that took place 3/24/18 throughout this country. The March for Our Lives, was a protest on Gun violence and this image reminded me of the reason behind the march.
