A family threatened by deportation Jesus and his mother, Angelica left Guatemala, made their way through Mexico and scaled the border fence in Arizona. Throughout the exhausting maze of Greyhound bus ride that took him across the southern United States, Jesus had one goal in mind meeting his father. His father left Guatemala in 2001 to find work in the United States. Jesus and his mother Angelica were among tens of thousands of people from Central America who crossed the United States Mexico border in the summer of 2014. They thought making it cross the border would be the hardest part of their journey. Now the joy of their reunion has faded; like millions of undocumented immigrants, they are haunted by weather the government will give them
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The closeness and the colorless the picture makes it since like they are coming out of the picture. All the people in the picture are either wearing black or white are used as a way to produce consistence of the image. The point of view of the photograph is the men and his son hugging, lending itself to a first person perspective. In the distance it shows that are other things going on ground the father and son. Around them are car and other people welcoming there love once. Around them is shadowy, can’t really make out any of the other people’s faces and everything is …show more content…
The focal point of the picture is the man and his son hugging. The photograph has a unique view that enhances the message in numerous ways. The most obvious is that the picture is first person perspective. The compositional elements are angled and color, these contribute to their image by allowing for the pain and joy in Pedro’s face while hugging Jesu’s for the first time after 13 years. Eyes closed, you can see the painted expression on his face. The contour defines the pain in his face. The photographer uses grey, to create the emotionless way people are being treated. The gray cloud blanketed the sky, angrily swirled overhead demolishing everything in its path. The aura of grey swallowing them whole. The picture’s setting is outdoors in front of a bus, with decaying trees. The building looks like it’s sinking from
The closeness and the colorless the picture makes it since like they are coming out of the picture. All the people in the picture are either wearing black or white are used as a way to produce consistence of the image. The point of view of the photograph is the men and his son hugging, lending itself to a first person perspective. In the distance it shows that are other things going on ground the father and son. Around them are car and other people welcoming there love once. Around them is shadowy, can’t really make out any of the other people’s faces and everything is …show more content…
The focal point of the picture is the man and his son hugging. The photograph has a unique view that enhances the message in numerous ways. The most obvious is that the picture is first person perspective. The compositional elements are angled and color, these contribute to their image by allowing for the pain and joy in Pedro’s face while hugging Jesu’s for the first time after 13 years. Eyes closed, you can see the painted expression on his face. The contour defines the pain in his face. The photographer uses grey, to create the emotionless way people are being treated. The gray cloud blanketed the sky, angrily swirled overhead demolishing everything in its path. The aura of grey swallowing them whole. The picture’s setting is outdoors in front of a bus, with decaying trees. The building looks like it’s sinking from