... taken: it can help us see what was and wasn't without exaggeration. Additionally a photograph is visual. We do not have to envisage the era by looking at accounts of people (which may prove difficult as different people can interpret the same thing in a different way). Though advantages may be many, there are also many drawbacks of a photograph. We must think of the objective behind the photo. The photograph could have been taken by the British government who wanted to use it as propaganda to influence the public to send their children to evacuate. Bearing this in mind we must consider the fact that the photograph is only showing us what it wants us to see. The photographer chose the area, people, time he photograph and even affect the mood of the people inside it. The people is the photograph seem to be happy as their all waving ...

See this essay or coursework document in full right now