On Assignment: Liability, Meet Asset – Lens Blog

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The picture, by Nicole Bengiveno, ran at the top of The Times’s front page on Wednesday. What made Specialist Hill such a compelling focal point was not just his agonized posture. It was the low angle from which Ms. Bengiveno deliberately photographed him and the softer focus in which Ms. Bengiveno deliberately cast his comrades.

Link: On Assignment: Liability, Meet Asset – Lens Blog – NYTimes.com