Photojournalism- Margaret Bourke-White’s

Margaret Bourke-White’s photograph of Gandhi is framed in an interesting way. Gandhi is in one third of the frame but not the focus; the focus is on the pinwheel that is on the other side of the photo. The pinwheel is not in focus though, and Gandhi is. I first noticed the pinwheel because it is bigger, but then noticed that Gandhi was the one in focus. I like the usage of black and white in the photograph to show value because it shows the light and dark colors in the image. I think Gandhi is emphasized in the photograph because he is in focus. I feel sad looking at the picture because Gandhi looks sad while looking at a rag-doll. The usage of black and white helps to show Gandhi’s emotion and facial expression.

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