1. I think Zana gave the children the cameras because with the cameras they can express themselves differently and it could help them with their self-esteem and make them better people.
2.If they were in Canada, they would probably not be taking the same style of pictures as the children would in India. There, they just used cameras for the first time and took pictures of anything they wanted to capture, even feet like in that one picture. If it was here it would probably not be considered a good picture, but since the struggling child took them in another country, it made the pictures more interesting because of the background they came from.
3.It tells us that Avijit is very creative and loves art. It shows that he is most interested in that. He had a terrible childhood with not very many people to stand by him, so he turned to art to show his feelings.
4. I think personal expression means the way you like to express yourself through certain subject matters such as sports and art. With art, everyones style is different. Artists and photographers put there own style and expression in every piece they do. No one can repeat someones elses style or expression the same way the first person did. Personal expression is very important when it comes to art, or else art would be very boring.
5. Art can be used many ways to educate others, for instance in this movie. When the children took photos of what they enjoyed and their surroundings it educated people like us, and other people who have watched the movie, of what there life was like. It taught us how much there life sucked, but also showed us that they made the best of a bad situation.
Part B
I really like this one because of the bright colour of the car, and how someone is pointing to the happy girl. The hand is blurred out and the girl in the car stands out which makes this and interesting piece.
I also like this picture because of the way it was taken from behind. Also, the picture is clear and shows all the colours perfectly, and shows what they have to do in there life.
I find these two pictures powerful from the way there living conditions are, and its not right how they have to live at a place like this. You can see how terrible their house is by looking at the floor and walls. It educates you by showing you where they must live, and how they cant leave because of human rights and simply cannot afford to go.
Does a picture have to be beauitful to be effective?
No, a picture does not need to be beautiful to be effective. I think that all the pictures of the kids in the gallery when they are happy are beautiful because even though they have a hard life, they still find a way to make the best of it and be happy. Yes, it does help if a picture is beautiful, but the smiles on their faces are beauty to me.
