While doing some research on this photo, I did find that it received a Pulitzer Prize and therefore is quite famous, however, I had not seen it before and I thought it was a really impactful image so I wanted to cover it. 

It depicts a severely malnourished boy, originally thought to be a girl(hence the name), in Sudan who was actually on his way to a feeding center when he collapsed in the heat of the day. The photo was captured by a man named Kevin Carter who was one of many photographers and journalists who were invited to come to Sudan at the time to help share and spread awareness of the conditions the citizens of these countries were living in. 

The image feels barren. It is not lively, busy, or vibrant. You can almost feel the dryness and heat of the environment through the picture. The starving boy is depleted and the only other thing we really see in this image is the vulture overlooking in the back. The vulture portrays its own emotions and message as well. While also looking quite depleted, it is visibly more full and probably eats better than the boy which is a sad, but powerful thing to imagine. 

This image is one that would evoke empathy from any viewer. You feel bad. You want to help. That was the goal of these photographers being in this environment: to display the situation and spread awareness. This image does this perfectly. 

This image conveys how poor the living conditions of people in certain regions of the world are. They deal with a completely different set of struggles that people like myself and the people around me could never relate to or even imagine. As sad as it is to view this suffering, I think it is also key to help us appreciate the environment we live in and to be grateful for that. I find myself often getting caught up in and overthinking minor issues in my life whether it be stress from school, social relationships, or wanting more materialistic items. It’s unfortunate that sometimes it takes seeing an image like this to put these circumstances into perspective, but nevertheless it is helpful, not to minimize our own problems, but to help us be grateful for where we are.