American Soldier Slideshow & Captions

A. I think the most powerful image from the slideshow is #56 because as it shows Ian tearing a picture of his girlfriend who cheated on him, it also is connected to emotions he must feel such as anger, sadness, and regret for ever leaving her to work in the army.

B.
At home in Denver- #1-9
At Basic Training- #16-30
In Iraq- #51-70
Back in Denver- #71-82
 The most powerful set of images was when Ian returned from Iraq (Set 4) because of the emotion it brought to his mother and the extent that people went to to welcome home the troops.

C. The images work together to tell a story by happening in order and capturing the highpoint of some of the most emotional times Ian experienced.

A) The photos where Ian is the subject, the photos' captions are written in 3rd person limited and taken in the present tense.
B) The captions enhance the photographs by giving viewers information of why the photo was taking and what's going on, which really contributes to the emotional strength of the photos.

4.

Serena and her boyfriend John calmly argue about their relationship in John's car, in the parking lot of her house after a late movie. John cried and begged to Serena as she looked through her images for proof of his mistakes.

The Johnson Family happily arrives in Iraq for their summer vacation in July to visit their world traveling father. The Johnson's ended up documenting almost every moment of their vacation, including their excited emotions upon the arrival.

 

Craig Garcia stands in shock as he watches his best friend loose his life during the summer and stationed in Alfganastan. Craig struggled to stay on his game throughout the rest of his job that summer.