Photojournalism- Russell Klika

I found Russell Klika's photographs of war in Iraq interesting because he used color and black & white. The photograph of the tank alone is in black and white. I think using the black and white helps to express the loneliness shown in this photo. He uses the rule of thirds to frame the tank, and uses value in this photo. The background is white, while the tank and ground are dark colors. He emphasized the tank and the soldiers who are all alone. I feel that the picture shows a sense of loneliness because the picture shows the landscape and the tank is the only object in it along with the soldiers.

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