
Cyclone Nargis struck Myanmar
Our discussion groups responded strongly to photographs where the subject made direct eye contact. Eye contact captures the viewer
Alamy
Rights Managed
WHAT IT SHOWS: Cyclone Nargis struck Myanmar between the 2nd and 3rd of May 2008 and destroyed large parts of the Ayeyarwady Delta over 130 000 people were killed and 24 million people affected.
Photo by
Mark Pearson
Principles:
Show 'real people', not staged photo-ops
Climate change impacts are emotionally powerful