Picture This

In this picture entitled "Mikhail Trakhman" or "Nurse Sleeping" in English, the subject is the sleeping army nurse as she is the only person in the picture. She is focused in this picture using bullseye framing. The picture as a whole focuses on three things: the nurse, the gun, and the red medical cross. The background is even out of focus so that the audiences' attention is strictly on these objects. Focusing on these three objects gives the audience crucial information regarding the picture, as they know this is not just any nurse but an army nurse and she is in a war zone because she has a gun on her side.

The photograph is expressive in that it portrays in this nurse what I am sure most of the fighting countries felt as well; fatigued from fighting and ready to take a break and relax. But also, this photo portrays the need to always be prepared for anything that can come, as is shown by the gun that is readily available to the nurse's side should she need it.

This photo also shows the human aspect of war. Even though many think of war as this inhuman, mechanical fighting machine, it is in fact run by people. Those people are just like everyone else and need a break every once and a while to sleep and relax. The army nurse portrayed embodies that idea by showing that even during war, the people fighting the war are human and sleep just like normal humans do.