Thanks to bbc.co.uk I was able to analyze and take in this article that showed how much of an influence Eliot Elisofon's photos changed the US perspective in Africa. People in Africa, before Elisofon's photos were seen as people depicted in Tarzan as the video explained which was very demeaning to the African way of life. Africa is its own image and is prosperous without the help of anyone. Elisofon just captured the prosperous moments by the magic touch of his camera leaving behind 80,000 pictures at the time of his death. He just simply wanted to teach people that they needed to proud of their background and should never be ashamed to show what they grew up in.
This article was almost sentimental to me because my sister is a professional photographer, so I know the importance of a picture. If the picture is sentimental then it will truly change your perspective to what emotions lie in the photograph. People are represented like the world revolves completely around them in a snap of an image. Of course 80,000 pictures will change the American perspective of Africa, but it will also revolutionize the meaning of their practices and rituals. People start to think and dig in when they become as curious as looking at a picture of a particular person or place.
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