Analysis: One Of The Few Movements Of Joy By Don Bartletti

This photograph is titled ‘One of the few movements of joy.’ The photographer, Don Bartletti captured this picture in hopes of a memorable portrayal of how undocumented Central American youths are often faced with deadly dangers. In 2003 Don Bartletti documented the 1500 mile migration route through which a young Honduran boy, Enrique ventured on to travel north to the United States in hopes of finding his mother. This project was awarded the 2003 Pultizer Prize for photography. The photograph was shot in the Chiapas Mexico countryside. The photo includes a young boy and girl as they race their horse alongside of a Honduran cargo train. The fleeting scene of the youngsters seemed to have brought a few moments of joy to the Honduran stowaways who have learned to hear the worst from people along the rails. …show more content…
The two vertical subjects are slightly off-centered to the right; this technique is implemented to persuade the eye to move horizontally, across the frame. The contrast in the photograph is combined with secondary colors. The first half of the frame appears darker than the second half, going from dark to light. Maybe the photographer was implying that the children and cargo train are heading to darkness and leaving the light. The prepetition of the brown color of the children and the brown color of the horse along with the black hair represents unity within this photograph. The boy and girl on the horse are perfectly aligned at eye level, allowing them to be the first thing your eye sees on the photo. The angle of view in this picture was taken at a one-point perspective, representing a straight-forwarded viewpoint. All of the main subjects are grouped closely together so that they are viewed as one visual element, the proximity of this picture also lies within the center of the rule of