http://100photos.time.com/photos/kevin-carter-starving-child-vulture

The Starving Child and Vulture by Kevin Carter made in 1993. Kevin Carter was a south African photojournalists. Kevin grew up in an all white neighborhood, and many times saw Native Americans being treated poorly and being beaten, Kevin could not understand how his family were "Catholics " but yet could support the segregation and see blacks get treated as though they were not human. When Kevin grew up he began capturing pictures of blacks being mistreated these photos were beginning to be talked about by a lot of people he realized that what he was doing could do some good. 

In the photo below you may think this isn't art it's just a picture. But photographs are art they connect to those in a way in painting can be interpreted. Carter took this picture to capture the struggle of a young Native American. In the picture the first thing noticed is the child curled up in a ball. He is not only curled in a ball, but you can see his bones very descriptively. You can see the struggle he is going through just from his body. The struggle of finding food, you see the vulture behind him, he is waiting to pounce on his pray of  little child on the verge of death. In the photo you see in the background it is all dry land. There is not anything for the child to eat, there is not shelter or anyone around to help this child in need. This photo gives out very sad emotions showing people that there are people who really do struggle in a way that can kill them. 



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