I really like the exposure of this image. The photographer reveals the inside of the room, where there seems to be a large gathering a people coming together, eating and socializing, as one. But at the same time, he has let just enough light in to outline the young girl and baby excluded from the room, having a moment alone. The striking contrast in exposure between the two scenes gives the impression that girl is alone in her efforts, that she is excluded from the gathering, or maybe is just having a peaceful moment with her child. Either way, the lighting of the photograph communicates two very different scenes taking place simultaneously in the same image.

Julia O'Brien