Author: Noor fatima

1) “ Brooklyn Bridge view”

This picture was taken at mid September, I had 45 minute break until my next class starts. I wanted to go to the Brooklyn Bridge for a walk. I made it my aim to get to Brooklyn Bridge. And back to college within 45 minutes. It was quite a long walk, but I enjoyed the scenery on the Brooklyn Bridge. The beautiful site of the city, huge buildings, landscaper, car passing by on the bridge as waves flow of the river. I took this photo to save it as a memory that I was on a Brooklyn Bridge while in college. The meaning of this photo to me is seeing myself happy, a little tourist exploring. 

2) “ nikkah Ceremony”

In this picture, this is an Islamic marriage ceremony taking place at Mosque. The bride name is Aisha, she has veil covered over her head for her husband to lift it up. I clicked this photo because I liked the details, and I appreciate all the efforts the family put from decorating the mosque to the eatery was superb. I really enjoyed the wedding occasion. There was a wedding cake, and the couples put the ring on each other. 

3) “ jewelry collection”

This is my jewelry collection that I have, so where at occasions like Eid I wear bangles. Sometimes I wear earrings with my cultural clothes. I match my bangles with my clothes so if I’m wearing green, I’m going to wear green bangles. I took this photo because I really liked jewelry, it gives it more beauty to the hands, makes me feel pretty too. 

In Teju Cole’s essay “Perfect and Unrehearsed,” one of my favorite photos is Bombardopolis Haiti by Alex Webb/Magnum Photos. This photo is a documentary type because it’s capturing an event that’s in action. This photo tells a story on a bright afternoon in 1986, where a woman and a man with a cigarette are going to a funeral with a donkey. I see a woman standing in a blue frock , I see the back of a donkey’s ears, I see a cigarette in the mouth of a man in a deep shadow. The dominant expression would be the woman in the blue frock and donkey’s ear were the first thing I caught. There`s no interaction amongst the people, it seems like they are neutral about the death of someone. The photo makes me feel strange, everyone in the photo was looking in different directions. The story seems like the people were heedless which concludes that the death might be of someone there not close to them. Attending the funeral in the hot Haitian town is going to cause fatigue and heat exhaustion. Additionally, this photo may be taken candidly, no one’s attention was on the camera, only the 2 little kids were looking at the photographer while he was clicking the camera.