Leslie Sanchez
Authur Fellig "Their First Murder"
October 9, 1941, printed 1950, Gelatin silver print
This photograph was very eye captivating for me, especially because of the various emotions displayed. At first, I was confused trying to depict in what was going on. Also, their reactions do not match with what I would have expected someone to react after just seeing someone die. Especially the little boy that looks like he is smiling. At the same time their reactions are very raw and human. Everyone has different reactions, yet they are all valid and real. The way everyone is positioned it is very chaotic. The girl off to the right looks like she is being punched in the head. This makes me feel uneasy wondering if they are okay or is the little girl okay. It is also timeless in that where people are absorbing the fact that someone just died and someone is taking a picture of them. It makes me think of the exact moment where I'm taking in a news I heard, and my reaction. Authur Fellig, or Weegee, would photograph crime scenes before any emergency services would arrive. He also had other work like taking pictures of people kissing in the theater, thinking they were not seen.
