This is a photo taken by Mr Don McCulin, a world renowned photographer, in Northern Ireland, 1970. This photo really caught my attention because there was panic and fear found in this photo. Firstly, from this photo, I think that it accurately depicts a scene of a war. The photographer changed the photo to black and white so that it better communicates the atmosphere of fear and death. The photo has an eerie The mood of this photo is mostly grave and sorrow as a war is going on and many people are going to die.
There is also smoke in the background and it supports that there is a war going on and the people are running away from it. People are jumping off a steep ledge and running for their lives. Although I cannot see their faces, I think that they are in fear and panicking. During a war, this is what usually happens. Pandemonium spreads throughout the streets are citizens are forced to escape or get killed. One man is carrying a backpack over his shoulder. He most probably heard about the war and quickly grabbed his important stuff and ran. Litter and rubber are also strewed all over the ground which shows that there is destruction and violence.
When you put this photo together, it feels just like a graveyard. Black and white together with the smoke in the background really makes the setting to the graveyard in the middle of the night. The people running away seem like they are running away from the graveyard, away from their grave. This photo really brings out the fear of war.
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