Anthony Suau Memorial Day Analysis

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Anthony Suau’s award winning photograph “Memorial Day” shows a woman hugging her husband who died in war, tombstone. If we look at the picture closely we can see that woman is holding onto the tombstone in grief. At first glance, we can see that this is not picture with positive emotions but rather with negative emotions. When I look at this picture I see someone who has lost her love one and is trying to holding on to closest she has to be near that love one by hugging the tombstone. Even without really analysing the picture, this photograph already is strong with emotions and is a picture that others could relate to.

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