While reading the article, the idea that stood out the most to me was
that the F.S.A. directed photographers on the subject matter of their imagery
and gave them strict guidelines on the way in which the photograph could be
taken and presented to the public. I have become quite familiar with the Migrant Mother image due to its
popularity, but prior to reading the article I had no idea of the context in
which it was taken. I completely agree with critics comments regarding the
strong emotional element of the image. However, it sounded like Lange did not
intentionally capture such a highly compelling moment, but rather saw the
potential in the accident. I enjoyed the quote from Therese Heyman, “figures in
history whose hardship the present viewer is incapable of healing – symbols of
timeless sorrow”. I felt as though this description of the image captured my
feelings when viewing the image for the first time and this is the reason for
the photograph’s novelty. I was also interested in the way in which John Pultz
related the image to traditional paintings, through his description of the
woman’s gesture, body, facial expression and the way the image is cropped.
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