Assignment 9

The picture of the British captain Bobby Moore and Brazilian superstar Pelé trading jerseys in 1970 is an early act of anti-racism in football which was a very prominent problem in football. Whilst it has calmed down quite a lot racism is still very much there in football. Just this past weekend a striker Romelu Lukaku who plays for Inter Milan had to hear racist chants from Cagliari fans during the match between the two teams. The picture in itself is nothing special. The lighting seems to be natural lighting, the central focus is right in front of the lens, it's normally angled and in all the composition doesn't really have anything noteworthy to it. However the picture is somehow a very special and powerful photo. That's because the message of a photo isn't just about what is in the photo. The context of the photo can provide so much more to it. In my opinion this photo is very beautiful even though it's not visually anything too hard hitting. The photo in its simplicity is two successful men having a laugh whilst exchanging shirts but due to the problems of their territory the photo speaks much more than it realistically should.

Kommentit

Tämän blogin suosituimmat tekstit

Assignment 1

Assignment 10