Tuesday, September 29th 2020

This document is a photography / a photo, taken by Matthew Abbott, an Australian photographer. It was taken in 2011 in Australia. It shows / deals with / presents / depicts / it is a portrait of … a young Aborigene / a young Aboriginal boy who is a frog hunter. He is about ten years old / he is tenish. We can imagine he is hunting to eat or to survive / because it’s a matter of survival. This boy is called Damien Wurrkidj, so he is probably half Australian and half Aborigene.

This photo was taken near a swamp / marsh. In Australia, such a place is called a billabong.

The boy is holding a blowpipe to kill frogs. He is standing in the water. This could be dangerous because of the animals that live there but when we look at him, we understand he is determined, we can see his determination in the way he is looking at the camera : straight in the eye. So he is not afraid, and not shy.

We use BE+V-ing when we are describing something happening in front of our eyes.

S + BE + V-ing => he is holding a blowpipe, he is hunting frogs.

4. How does the portrait represent « the independence Aboriginal kids have » ?

This portrait is a good representation of the independence of Aboriginal kids because …

-        In this portrait we can see a boy who is on his own… = he is alone.

-        He built / created his blowpipe all alone, out of what he found : a hose and other stuff…

-        He uses the frogs he hunts to make baits to catch catfish, so as to eat the fish.

-        This portrait shows a boy who fends for himself = he manages to survive on his own.