Thomas Hoepker 9/11 photo

In this picture it seems like there are almost two pictures put together and edited. Below the water there are 5 young adults sitting and just having a nice day. And the colours make the picture look very happy. They have red bike, orange t-shirt, white vest and nature looks really green. Also there are shadows on the ground that tells that the sun is really shining and water looks lighter which also shows that there is a bright sun. Also people looks very relaxing like a normal summer day. You can see someone also with chair just sitting and relaxing and chair is showing that they are there for a long time or have been there for a long time already also one woman is just lying almost like sunbathing and just having a great day. It seems like she has a smile on her face and they all are looking away from the tragedy that is happening right behind them. In my opinion this kind of explains that people always turn their backs on something they don’t like, and this is what exactly they are doing. It seems like they are trying to ignore what is happening and just live their life because in the end – there was nothing they could do.

But then all picture changes when you look above the water, because there are skyscrapers and a huge cloud of smoke. Also if you look at top left corner you can see that clouds are changing colours because on the right top corner you can see bright blue sky whit almost no clouds, but when you look at the top left corner the sky looks grey almost as if the day is really bad and there is no sun.

Overall this picture can express a lot of feeling/emotions. It can show sad and happy but it all depends on how you look at the picture. There are different ways how you can look at this picture and each time it looks different and has different meaning. Pictures can capture moments that cannot be seen or lived twice and this is one of these moments that are one in a lifetime moment and there might be a lot of different meaning about this picture, but only people in this picture will know the true meaning behind this picture.