Moran Maccanico
David Longstreath, "Farewell"
1997
A child waits in line outside Saint Thomas' church with a bouquet of flowers to pay last respects to Mother Teresa, winner of the 1979 Nobel Peace Prize for her work with the poor. David Longstreath uses a digital camera to capture this moment, speeding the image to newspapers around the world. Longstreath spotted the young boy making his way to the church where the viewing was being held. This picture is great because of its simplicity. When I saw this picture, my eyes instantly locked into the eyes of this young boys. Anyone can look at the young boy and know he may be poor and desperate but despite all of that you can tell that Mother Teresa was very important to him by just simply looking into his eyes.
This image made me think about how I felt (scared/sad) when my grandfather passed away and how I my mother made me walk up to the casket to say my last goodbye.
