Image analysis
Image Analysis
The picture is a press photo and the people in the photo are sitting outside the White House demonstrating against the Keystone XL pipeline. It conveys the disagreement the oil pipeline has created between the government and the people.
Centered in the image is a girl holding a sign which indicates that she and the other people are demonstrating together. The demonstrators are dressed casually which inclines that they are civilians, and their postures inclines that it is a peaceful demonstration. This is a contemporary picture that was taken before winter in the U.S. As a result of the crowd’s light clothing it is possible to make this assumption. The picture is shot from the ground looking up and is capturing the girl with the sign in the center. Depth is conveyed with the White House in the background and the distance between it and the demonstrators. The photo is cropped to give the impression of a large amount of people. As a consequence, it is believed that more people are outside of the picture sitting on the ground along the sides.
The photograph conveys peace and calm by their body language and rebellion by the sign and that they are sitting in front of a governmental buildning and positivity by the sunshine on the crowd’s faces and excluding the White House with its shadow. The crowd is representing a strong unit fighting, despite the fact that the people are of different ages. Due to the fact that the picture is shot in front of the White House it conveys that it is a political demonstration. The gap between the White House and the crowd with the fence parting the people from the political power shows the disagreement between the two parts. In addition, the picture shows the difficulties for the people having an impact on the political system. What is not shown in the picture is the possibility of politicians trying to defend themselves and the amount of people being present. As a result of the picture not including governmental workers the picture is portrayed as only viewing the perspective of the people. This picture was taken when the demonstrators gathered to show their discontentment with the Keystone XL pipe line. The message is projecting the rejection of the KXL pipe line and that there is a disagreement between the government and the people.
Sofia, Linnea, Ebba