Powerful photography

When I glanced at four pictures in the index page, I didn’t pay too much attention to Stephen M. Katz’s The Virginian-Pilot. I thought this was one of the most common pictures that usually show up in the stories related to undeveloped countries. However, after opening this picture and reading the caption, I realized how powerful photography could be. While many stories need details to give readers big shocks, good pictures just need good subjects, composition and short caption. The Virginian-Pilot is an excellent example. From this disabled boy’s eyes, viewers could feel how hopeless and sad he was. Furthermore, with the help of caption, viewers can easily get ideas of backward social development in those undeveloped countries. Therefore, compared with detailed stories, photography can be more powerful in telling stories sometimes.