I am in love with National Geographic, and I have the entire Planet Earth series on DVD, and I have so much respect for the camera people and photographers who show perfect moments in nature to the world. This picture has a very obvious argument, but I chose it mainly because I can't get over the size of that thing's head compared to the size of the shell. The baby crocodile looks trapped and mass produced. When you see an incubation tray with eggs in it, you automatically think "chicken", but by putting a crocodile head in there instead of a fluffy yellow birdie, the photographer makes you think "That is sooo wrong! Run away and be free! Don't let the humans eat you!". The crocodile looks so wild with its teeth bared and stripes showing, but it has been put in an orderly grid. The grid itself looks dystopian, or communist, or something of that nature.
Agent: Sukree Sukplang/Reuters took the picture (I swear I'm not making up the name!)
Act: "Thou shalt not put cute reptiles into egg trays."
Agency: Photography is the medium.
Scene: The picture is on the National Geo website, for all nature lovers/people haters to see. The photo was taken at a crocodile hatching festival.
Purpose: The photo was taken to provide a visual argument against a shady zoo in Bangkok. The zoo is suspected of involvement in the illegal animal trade, and it is infamous for its treatment of animals. The zoo has over 100,000 crocodiles already.
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