MARK RIBOUD'S PHOTOGRAPH

This photograph was taken by Marc Riboud, the image can be seen as a symbol of peace against war. There is a complete contrast between the two sides of the photograph, the one side many soldiers all lined up holding weapons up looking very aggressive. Then on the other side there is the girl looking innocent holding up a flower which is a denotation, it can  represents the symbol for peace which is a connotation. She shows bravery to be standing there in front of all those soldiers as she is so vulnerable as it’s just her compared to them, she is powerless and has no defence but her flower of peace against the many strong soldiers holding up there weapons. Looking at their clothes also show the contrast, the girl is wearing a flowery shirt which connects to her idea of peace which makes her image stronger whereas the soldiers are all in army uniform in protective attire which suggests they are the weaker ones as they need protection and weapons for their image but all the girl needs is her flower. The whole image is a connotation, it is a symbol and has meaning but it is shown by denotations which are the actual meanings of the content in the photo.