Disaster in Your Backyard: Photo J Analysis Week 13

This week, instead of taking a photo we were told to explore publications for a photo depicting the effects of the recent typhoon in the Philippines. The photo I chose is from the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation's website. It is not only appealing compositionally, but tells an interesting story. Children are playing outside, but instead of being surrounded by green grass, soft sand, or any sort of natural structure, there are piles of rubble. Their parents watch from a make shift shelter instead of a back porch. The bright colors of the clothing and blue sky are juxtaposed with the drab and harsh tones of the tin shacks, wood and tarp. The destruction has become part of the Filipino's new existence, yet they have found a way to settle amidst the chaos. The picture captures the capacity for humanity to continue on even after great devastation.

Children walk amongst the rubble in Tacloban, Leyte, Philippines on Nov. 13, 2013. (Kevin Frayer/Getty Images)