Image Analysis

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Technical – Low light at the bottom of the photo and majority of the natural light coming in from the top and in the background.
Visual – Symmetry between the pillars on the left and right, framing the subject. Also there is a contrast in colour between the foreground and background where the foreground has minimal colour and its mainly dark and grey but the background has blue, orange, light and dark
Contextual – Subject was heavily afflicted with the Nazi party during WW2 and the photographer was a Jewish American. The conflict between Jews and Nazis adds great meaning to this photo and increases its impact. Krupp was arrested soon after this photo for his war crimes.
Conceptual – Newman was a political photographer and in this photo he was trying to expose Krupp and show everyone that this man is evil (through the expression on his face).


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