This photograph by Steve McCurry is visually striking both because of its off-putting, odd portraiture figure and its visual techniques. The photograph has several vertical lines, with the two most prominent lines establishing the titular "Red Boy" in the center-left section of the frame. The boy himself has his head turned down and away from the camera, but his piercing eyes stare straight out, creating a visual contortion that catches the viewer off-guard. The vividness of his bright eyes against his red skin and the dark shadows around him emphasize a strong horizontal line through the middle of the photograph. The figure in the back ground is blurry and out of focus, a technique that draws the viewer even further into the eyes of the "Red Boy"
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