The original photo shows a barren field in New South Wales that was used to graze cattle before a major drought hit the area. This field use to feed roughly 250 cattle. This is half of the two-page spread. The other half showed the young girl’s brother and father. All of their faces express feelings of despair, anguish, and heartache. This tragedy has harshly impacted their family. The father now has to travel over 400 miles to raise livestock.
The remixed image I created shows the girl playing hide and seek. Instead of the girl covering her face to hide her pain, the remixed image shows her “counting” while her brother hides behind the tree. The landscape is no longer dust. The children now enjoy playing in a grass and flowers, with a beautiful horizon in the distance.
Betsy Preval
National Geographic Magazine, 2010, p. 21
