Pakistani Floods Affect 5.4 Million

http://lightbox.time.com/2011/09/23/the-best-pictures-of-the-week-september-16-september-23/#1

The Picture depicts a displaced Pakistani child and her mother who have taken refuge in a college campus after their home had been flooded. The effect of the mother looking away creates a mood of uncertainty as if she is looking to see where she will live now. The Child looking into the camera gives the viewer a sense of pity for the helplessness of those affected. They are placed at the edge of the flood waters to parallel the large scale affects of the flood to their small scale existence and how it has affected millions. The darkened shading to the right of the women carrying her child in contrast to the light shining on the flood waters draws the viewers attention to the problem of the encompassing flood waters and the new terrain that the locals must face.