UAE: Expunge Activists’ Convictions
© 2011 Samer Muscati/Human Rights Watch
This
photograph uses the "Rule of Thirds". It can be observed when we mentally
"break-up" the image into thirds. In this photo we can see
that in the intersections of these rectangles are objects that clarify the
meaning of the picture; for example, the U.A.E. (United Arab Emirates) flag in
the left corner, the open door at the opposite, his folder in the right side
(with what it seems to be his belongings), and finally we can observe his arm
around his wife; this in sign of relief. Also it balances the photograph by moving
the darker object or negative space (wife's dress) towards the center; this for
the reason that in the left there is many light.
With
these resources the photographer can easily capture what happened in that
instant. It shows the moment when Ahmed Mansoor is released from Al Wathba
prison on November 28, 2011 after being charged of "threatening state
security and insulting the Emirate's leaders". (Shah, A. (May 30)
Emirates Step Up Efforts to Counter Dissent. The New York Times)
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