Perfect and Unrehearsed”-Ranold D

In Teju Coles’ essay “Perfect and Unrehearsed” I feel as if Suzhou Creek by Henri Cartier-Bresson is a portrait photo and a documentary too. The photograph has people holding up a cross while at the same time, you see what they’re doing which makes it a documentary too. The reason for me choosing the second photo was the way I look at it it’s kinda funny to me. It looks like the people were working hard all day by the docks which I can only assume that their probably fishing. As you see everyone else still working you see another guy who looks like he’s tired and wants to go home and he just doesn’t want to be there. That’s why it was funny to me because as soon as I go into I just don’t wanna be there. The dominant impression is the cross in the photo. Other than the guys sitting on the doc the cross was the first thing that caught my attention. The reason it probably caught my attention is because religion is a big part of life which made me attracted to the cross first.