Although the photo is in black and white it shows a lot of symbolism. The Golden ratio is present in the photograph. Showing two extremes in the photo which consists of the balcony area and the parking lot. This specific images can conduct many emotions to an individual, depending on how the individuals interpret the image. The emotions this image can cause to an individual is terror, anger, sadness, shock, confusion and possibly happiness and relief for certain individuals. After the bullet that killed King the witnesses in the image showed a strong emotion towards what happened. Feeling shocked, confused, sadness, and anger. Asking a big question, why kill Martin Luther King? During that moment of the first and final shot that killed
