Stephanie Sinclair is an American documentary photographer who's main work is for an organisation called Too Young To Wed, she produces photo's which show little girls being married to older men and the lives they lead, therefore her photo's are a biography of the girls as they are the main subject of the project.
In this photo Sinclair has made it evident that the girl is the focal point of the photo by showing her face. The consumers of this photo can see that the girl is unhappy with enforces that she is probably in fact hugging her husband which makes this photo quite disgusting, but brilliant at the same time. I like the way Sinclair has made the background really dark because it seems that the man is carrying the girl into the darkness, thus being a representation for a dark life. This biography provides an insight to the girls life.
This photo has influenced me to consider lighting when doing documentary photography because it sets a mood for the photo.
In this photo Sinclair has positioned the wives and husbands together, the positioning of the men behind the girl emphasises the point of her project and shows they are the focal point and the ones who need to be helped. Also, Sinclair had positioned the girls in front of the men which emphasised the height difference which emphasised the girls young ages. To me, this positioning also represents the lack of protection but harm, with protection the protector is usually placed in front and when someone is behind it represents harm and a potential threat. This represents to me the danger that these girls are in which is what Sinclair intended to show.
This picture has influenced me to consider positioning in my photography to convey a certain message e.g. protection/ harm.
In this photo Sinclair has put a married couple next to each other and you can evidently see the girl is significantly younger. In this picture the man is looking at the camera, which is normal for a photo however the young girl is looking up at the man as if she is watching his every move, as if she has to for her own good which represents a bad relationship, which represents unhappiness. The form on the background of the setting emphasises the height difference and emphasises the girls age against the mans. The man is kneeling on a blanket whereas the girl is on the dirty, muddy floor, this represents her to now be tarnished and it also represents a split which represents the different opinions they hold, his is approved of, and hers is not.
This photo has influenced me to consider eye positioning in my photography as opposed to just facial expressions as eyes tell what a person is thinking of and feeling.
In this photo Sinclair shows a girl to be overly happy and taking off her hijab, this suggests her freedom, and this suggest how these girls should be treated and what they should be feeling, happiness. The dawn setting in the background represents the dawn of a new beginning. The bright pink of her hijab is vibrant and reminds an audience of happy things such as flowers, this represents that she is now allowed to grow as she takes it off. the narrative of this image suggest she has just got released of her arranged marriage and is now allowed to be a child again. This picture is very warming.
This picture has influenced me to use certain colours of clothing/ day to represent the emotion of the subject when completing documentary photography or photography that suggests a message.
Overall I really like this photographers work for this project which is her main work, or the only work of hers I am aware of, I especially like how her photo produces a biography for her subjects and documents their life.
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