This powerful image shows a concerned mother with two of her children. She was travelling across the American countryside with her family, seeking work in the lettuce fields of Pajaro Valley, hence the name ‘Migrant Mother’. The photo was taken during the great depression, when a crash in Wall Street sparked the events to come. Millions of people were out of jobs and heatwaves were killing people every day. This gives us the idea that she is trying to keep her children safe, as well as the rest of her family that were travelling with them.

In my opinion, Arnold Newman is trying to portray Alfred Krupp as a sinister figure in an industrialised world. The lighting in the image is dark and ominous, with harsh lighting sculpturing his face. this harsh lighting creates an almost hell-like tone on Alfred’s face. There is a bright light behind Krupp which could symbolise a halo, this contrasts with the dark harsh lighting on his face. As well as this, the lighting shining on his face is from either side of his, creating these devil- like horns on his forehead. The idea behind this could be that to the Germans, Kropp was seen as an angel and someone who helped them through war, however to everyone else he is portrayed as a man of sin and someone easily compared to satin. the photographer uses a wide angle on the image for possible two reasons, one of them being that Kropp wanted to show off his industrial inventions and had requested this. On the other had the photographer may have used a wide angle lens to highlight the damage Kropp has done in his lifetime, and is trying to make his a less important factor in the image.