Photo of iwo jima
Raising the flag on iwo jima
In this essay I will be talking about the photograph, raising the flag on Iwo Jima taken by joe Rosenthal on 23rd February 1945 during world war 2. I will be looking into what this photograph meant at the time, and what it came represent over the years. Section 1 I will be talking about what the photograph is about in more detail. I will also be looking at what the photograph meant to America at the time. Section 2 I will be looking how the photo’s meaning has changed over time and why it has changed, I will also be looking at the controversy that surrounds the photo and why this was. Section 3 I want to look into other photographs that have also changed meaning over time which have had similar patterns.
Section 1
On February 1945, during world war 2 as part of a island hopping strategy to defeat japan, they invaded the island Iwo Jima. This island was used by the Japanese as an early warning station, radioing warnings of incoming American bombers to the Japanese homeland. After the Americans invaded the island they used it as a emergency strip for damaged bombers. Joe Rosenthal Captured the Photograph of the raising of the flag on Iwo jima which is one of the most recognizable and inspirational military photographs in history. There were a lot of photographs taken that day but I want to look at why only one of them became that iconic photo that it is today and why.
In the photograph we see 6 marines raising a flag on top of Mount Suribachi. The photo represents the triumph of the war and has great significance as it was one of the bloodiest battles in history and Iwo Jima was completely over took by a few days this was taken. The photographer Rosenthal used color, lines and structure to show his message in the picture clearly, one of the most obvious lines in the photo being the American flag. The long diagonal pole shows movement as the marines are pushing it upwards, representing that the flag is being put up and not
In this essay I will be talking about the photograph, raising the flag on Iwo Jima taken by joe Rosenthal on 23rd February 1945 during world war 2. I will be looking into what this photograph meant at the time, and what it came represent over the years. Section 1 I will be talking about what the photograph is about in more detail. I will also be looking at what the photograph meant to America at the time. Section 2 I will be looking how the photo’s meaning has changed over time and why it has changed, I will also be looking at the controversy that surrounds the photo and why this was. Section 3 I want to look into other photographs that have also changed meaning over time which have had similar patterns.
Section 1
On February 1945, during world war 2 as part of a island hopping strategy to defeat japan, they invaded the island Iwo Jima. This island was used by the Japanese as an early warning station, radioing warnings of incoming American bombers to the Japanese homeland. After the Americans invaded the island they used it as a emergency strip for damaged bombers. Joe Rosenthal Captured the Photograph of the raising of the flag on Iwo jima which is one of the most recognizable and inspirational military photographs in history. There were a lot of photographs taken that day but I want to look at why only one of them became that iconic photo that it is today and why.
In the photograph we see 6 marines raising a flag on top of Mount Suribachi. The photo represents the triumph of the war and has great significance as it was one of the bloodiest battles in history and Iwo Jima was completely over took by a few days this was taken. The photographer Rosenthal used color, lines and structure to show his message in the picture clearly, one of the most obvious lines in the photo being the American flag. The long diagonal pole shows movement as the marines are pushing it upwards, representing that the flag is being put up and not