Amanda Knudsen's Reaction Paper 2

It is really neat how people get so used to growing up in one area their entire life and get so used to their surroundings. They believe that what they grew up with is considered normal. Then later in life they get the chance to experience other people’s way of living. At first it might seem so unusual, but as time goes on they start to appreciate other people’s way of living and become more open with others. I love the fact that from the article he admires his new way of living, and yet is holding onto the memories of his childhood. It makes him realize there is more to life than just what he considered normal back then, and that there are so much more possibilities in the future that he isn’t scared of. He is accepting the changing world as it is and is admiring every moment that passes by him by capturing it through photography.

My favorite photo of his is the picture of Nancy. The placement of the girl and the dolls, and the angle of the shot were all so aligned and seem so effortlessly beautiful. The lighting of the picture is perfect to me. It seems as if she was playing with the dolls the previous night and fell asleep because she started to imagine a life bigger than her own, then as the sun was rising she just woke up as the picture was being taken. This picture takes a deeper meaning to me. I remember being that girl that would play with dolls to imagine what life could be.