Huie and Atwood

The photo show above is from Wing Young Huie's 2012-2013 album We are the Other.  At first glance you see a boy, maybe in his older teens holding a sign that says "Equality for the Undocumented".  The black and white photo shows that he is sitting on a bench built into the sidewalk.  Although there is no color the tree behind the boy still has its leaves, so it is likely spring or winter.  The boy is not looking directly at the camera and his face contains a hint of depression.

Looking at the photo in more depth reveals more about the issues I believe Huie is trying to represent.  The boy looks as if he is of Latino descent and it is safe to say he is undocumented based on the sign he is holding.  He was more than likely born in a country other than the U.S.  The bench the boy is sitting on contains a phrase that is only partially visible.  You can read "Enco" and "uplift" which I believe is a reference to uplifting the economy.  I believe the bench he is sitting on is a bus bench based on the fact that the bench is on a sidewalk, has an advertisement on it, and there is a pole in front of it that could have the bus stop number on it.  Based on the fact he is sitting on a bus bench and is undocumented I can assume he is of the lower class, or lower middle class.  I think the equality that the sign references to is economic equality because the bench says economy on it.  The boy likely wishes he had the same economic opportunities as U.S. citizens do.  In the United States illegal and undocumented immigrants often do not receive minimum wage because they are paid under the table and employers are illegally paying them.  His lack of equality is more than likely the reason for the boy's sad face.

How do Wing Young Huie (in your selected photograph) and Margaret Atwood (in The Handmaid's Tale) present the concept of "othering" through  image, layout/format, language, and/or color? -
First lets define othering.  The dictionary definition of othering: The process of perceiving or portraying someone or something as fundamentally different or alien.  In The Handmaid's Tale handmaids are alienated through language and color.  Handmaids wear red making them different than the rest of Gilead and the lack of color in the picture above could represent the lack of opportunity the boy has, alienating him as well.  Language in The Handmaid's Tale is often used to diminish handmaids and make them their own social class and language in the picture above shows the boys core issues and what he likely struggles with daily.  In IB film we learn in depth about the layout and format of a picture.  In the picture above there is a lack of balance of masses meaning one half of the photo contains much more content than the other half.  This lack of balance makes the boy seem very alone because he is essentially surrounded by nothing.