war photographer Flashcards
‘in his darkroom he is finally alone’
peace, sanctuary from horrors
intimate and tranquil, enjambment creates sense of reflection, normally surrounded by chaos
‘all flesh is grass’
new testimant, emphasises fragility of life and how we are all the same dead or alive
‘a hundred agonies’
extreme pain that couldn’t be described
‘running children in a nightmare heat’
photo of children running from napalm attack in vietnam, helped end conflict, now became desensitised to these images
‘a strangers features faintly start to twist infront of his eyes’
development of pictures shows his pain in his last moments, PTSD
‘half formed ghost’
picture isnt completely developed
‘only light is red’
religious imagery, church, symbolic to christ
‘he a priest preparing to intone a mass’
ritual in a way he develops film, same respect a priest would have when preparing communion, religious imagery, simile