After I read Richard Whelan’s article, the photography “Death of a loyalist solider” by Rober Capa in 1936 that comes up a lot of controversy. The image is surrounding of the sense that it is being staged. When I first looked at the photography, I felt like the position of the soldier holding is incorrect. In the real battle, the soldier would hold his gun close to his chest or in front of his body. Not like the picture shown he was holding the gun away from in front of his body. Also, the image show that his face act like so comfortable. It is not like real war, the soldiers are painful when they get shot. So, it gives the sense to the people that the photography is staged. Whelan provide many historical evidence and opinions to prove that. In conclusion, I believe that the photography is powerful weapon. Small detail change of image that can make big difference for meaning of the photo.
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