James Natcheway

Somalia 1992- Child starved by famine, a man made weapon of mass extermination.

     When I first saw this photo, my heart sunk. The position of the child shows his every bone and how fragile he is. You can see the poverty of the environment by its architecture, lack of shoes, lack of clothes, and also the state of this little boy. I think that the composition of this photo is excellent. It shows just the right amount of environment, while still having the starving boy as the main subject. The man in the back with the gun also gives information about the security and state of fear that people are forced to live in. 

     The series that Natcheway put together is eye opening and heart jerker. When looking at the photos all together you can't believe that this is going on around the world. It angers and saddens me to look at these photos of children starving to death. Parents always tell you there are starving children in Africa. When you look at these photos, especially together, they are visualizing facts. These types of photos are extremely important to societies, especially ones that do not witness poverty on a daily basis.