This image by Rosalind Solomon is a photo of six girls in South Africa in a school for the deaf. In this image the girls are wearing what looks like a school uniform seeming to be very aware that they are being photographed.The girls look like they are in their teen years with the younges close to thirteen and the oldest most likely around sixteen or seventeen.
The mood of these South African girls is very varied showing surprise,shock,forced, smile and indifferennce. The girls are shown holding sandwiches which comprised bread and something in the middle of it. If it is lunch there certainly is no drink that goes with it.
None of the girls have any long hairs on their head, in fact all of them have very short hair but still portrays the image of the regular school going age. Even though not the same image of the girl people might be familiar with in a western type society such a Europe or the United States where a photograph of six different girls will show different hairstyles or even hair color.
The girls are dressed in what looks like decent clothes or uniforms with each and every one of them in black shoes and socks. The building behind them which can safely be assumed to be the shool is a brick built house.
The background looks like a typical sunny day in South Africa with shadows of the girls on the concrete ground and grass they stand on. The picture in in black and white which does not give too much of a color contrast to bring into focus what other elements can be gleaned from the photograph.
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The girls definitely don't fit into the image of the stereotypical American girl. That makes me wonder both about their culture and economic situation. The uniforms do seem fairly well put together but the seemingly tense attitude of these girls makes me think that they are under some sort of extreme pressure, something that doesn't allow them to laugh and be free like the other girls. I wonder if their lack of hair was imposed on them as well?
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