The Surrealist Icon Lee Millar

After going over this impactful image in class its all I've thought about since. I find the work of Lee Millar to be amazing. Its hard-hitting, as a photographer and also a mother. These children in this image give a sense of naivety that you don't normally get with war photography. The innocence is shown and it catches the audience eye. There smiling faces give a whole different perspective on this negativity that is war. The child in the driving seat playing make believe in this burnt out car really pulled on the old heart strings.

This Vogue Model shooting scenes we can only dream of, gives a fresh look with a unapologetic look into the aftereffects of the war. How communities are left to deal with day to day lives after the war. She has shot this from the viewpoint of a child. Its low and ground level making you become one of the children that she is so innocently portraying.

These children know nothing of war. But only that of they learn playing with there friends. They should not be thinking of death and combat. Instead having fun and being carefree. They are portrayed like toy soldiers in this amazing photograph.

She is definitely one of my favourites I've seen so far.