For this assignment I chose "Marta" by Andrzej Dragan, a polish photographer who is famous for his portraits. In this portratit of Marta, a model suffering from anorexia, he deals with a serious subject in a respectful way. Dragan shows her in a dignifying pose, even though she's exposing her problems. The contrast between the calm and beautiful face and the sick body is what is more striking and the viewer can help thinking about the unreal beauty parameters that rule our world.
In what refers to the visual aspect of the photograph the selection of colors which give the sensation of tranquility but at the same time some feeling of decay, like if this was shot in some Egyptian ruins. As I mentioned before the pose is dignifying, a classic pose giving emphasis to the hands.
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