Transcript Photograph By: Sigit Pamungkas, Reuters 1st place: BOP

Visual Rhetoric
Shelby Briggs
PHOTOGRAPH BY: SIGIT PAMUNGKAS, REUTERS
1ST PLACE: BOP STILL PHOTO WINNER/ ENTERPRISE
AUGUST 31, 2009
ON THE FIRST DAY OF RAMADAN, IN A MOSQUE FILLED WITH WHITE-ROBED WOMEN, A
CHILD STANDS UP AND STANDS OUT.
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Audience
What audience do you
think this photo appeals
to?
• I think the audience
could be anyone, the
photo isn’t partial to
anyone even when a
particular group of people
is the subject.
Appeal
Ethos: Do you think the source is
credible?
•Yes, I believe so. The author is
credible because he took this photo
first hand.
Pathos: When looking at this photo,
how does it appeal to your
emotions?
• When I first looked at this picture, I
was struck with confusion. Then for
some reason I felt that the girl had a
large amount of strength that
surrounded her.
Logos: When you see this picture,
does it appear logical to you?
• In a sense the odds of this
occurring are rare, but when you
take a closer look the chances
become greater. Everything doesn’t
look so “put together” at a second
glance.
Intention
What do you think
the author’s
intention for this
photograph was?
How do you
interpret this
photograph?
Point of View/Perspective
When you see this
picture, what is the
main focus?
•Obviously it’s the
young girl in red.
What happens to be
in the foreground?
Background?
•I don’t think that
it’s just a coincident
that they both are
filled with whiterobed woman.
Technique
Ambiguous: Looking at the
white-robed women, they
all appear to be ambiguous.
Their facial features aren’t
detailed allowing the girl to
stand out even more.
Contrast: The focal point
being red in a sea of white
is definitely contrast. Not
only are the colors
contrasted but the levels at
which the people are
standing are also
contrasting. Making the
distinct level of where the
girl is standing even more
noticeable.
Technique cont.
Juxtaposition: If you
were to see a girl
standing like this all
alone, it would just
appear random, but
since she is
surrounded by all
the commotion and
white it makes her
stance and position
even more obvious.
Composition Factors
What do you think is
significant about where
the author took the photo?
•This way it gives the photo
balance, if it was taken from
the right or the left the
balance would’ve shifted.
What makes the picture
different since it is taken
from a higher vantage
point?
• I think it gives the photo
almost a godly perspective. I
discussed earlier the role she
played when it came to her
religion. I believe that God
views us all as individuals
even when in a crowded area
such as this.