Family of Man

After perusing my Family of Man magazine (I recently found a copy of the original magazine from the 1950's at a book sale) I found countless images that I absolutely loved. This one image in particular really left a big impression on me:

Jerry Cooke, Life

I feel so much emotion coming through in this photograph taken by Jerry Cooke. The girl in the photo looks completely heartbroken and alone. The compostion is exquisite and also adds to the feeling of lonliness that comes across in the photograph- the girl sits near the bottom of the frame while the vast black wall fills up most of the photograph.