Iconic

For this assignment we had to look for a photograph that was iconic, and then talk about it. I wanted to get a photograph of something which I enjoy, so I got a photograph related to sports. I started thinking, what was a iconic moment in sports. Could it have been the Maradonna’s hand of God? Where Argentina beat England in a world cup game from a goal which shouldn’t have counted. Or could it have been the Munich Massacre? Where there was a terrorist attack occurred in the 1972 Munich Olympics. But I decided to do a different iconic photograph. Now, everyone knows Martin Luther King Jr and the rights which he fought for. However, my photograph was a photo taken in the 1968 Olympics where 2 black people Tommie smith (Gold medalist) and John Carlos (Bronze medalist). These 2 people both stood up on the stand to receive there medals and both raised their hand with a black glove. The reason for this, is because this was the first Olympic games where black people could compete for the United States, and they were making a statement, and that statement was “Black power”

My personal reaction to this is that these 2 people were fighting for a cause, which has decreased since then, but they both are making a statement, and it is working. Tommie and John won a 200M race, and they were doing it for this statement.

The historical behind this is pretty much what I said before. You can also tell that this is an old photograph by the quality of the photograph, which also shows that this is historical. Also this photo is related to “Black power” as I said before, and “Black power” is still currently used as a term today, along with the fist in the air.

The light in this photograph helps show hold old this photograph is, because the quality of the light is really poor, you can tell that one of the old fashioned flashes was used when taking the photograph.

The ethical aspect of this photo shows a lot, because this was just about the civil rights movement that had just taken place, and now these 2 people are making this statement, and really what they are also showing is equal rights, which is pretty much what moral is about.

The cultural aspect of this photograph, which also says a lot, because the culture of the United states has changed from this civil right movement, and equal rights, and this shows the equal rights, the change in culture.

The final thing, which is really obvious, and that is the golden triangle. However, this may not be part of the photo, if you look at every Olympic stands, the gold medalist is at the top, and silver to the left and then bronze to the right. However, when looking at this photo, you don’t think of it like that, you again think of the state that these 2 people are making