This picture is very interesting because it has two things going on to show an idea. In the first picture it is showing an officer standing outside a shop waist deep into a flood. Everyone in the back seems to be scared and panicking while the officer I keeping his cool and protecting the place he was assigned to protect. This part of the picture, to me, sends a message that basically says he will go down with his ship. Its like he feels responsible for this particular building and will stop at nothing to do his job and keep it secure. Something that surprised me about this part of the photo is how relaxed he seems. It almost like he was expecting the flood and he is ok with the risk of it. He looks as though he has excepted the fact that he will either live or die depending on how the flood goes but he will not leave the shop’s side.
In the bottom photo everything seems much less problematic. The officer is still outside the building looking just as calm and collected but still prepared to defend it. To me it looks like the order of the pictures means he surrvived the flood and he continues to keep the shop secure. It shows that he knows the risks of his job but he continues to protect it with his life. This assortment of pictures shows dedication and bravery. Something interesting about these two pictures together is that they are both taken fron the exact same place, same angle, same lighting, but they both have such different moods. The first being caotic but corageous and the second being calm and every-day looking. I think these two pictures came together very interestingly well with both their visual aspects and their hidden meanings.