"The True Meaning of Pictures"

While watching this film I thought that some of the pictures were very graphic, like the one of the slaughtered pig. However, some of the shots were a little subdued also. One of the things that I noticed while watching this film is that Shelby Lee Adams was able to show how harshness of the lifestyle the people in rural Kentucky live, but he also showed that they were happy. I found the fact that he only showed prints that were approved by the subjects of the photo interesting. To me this shows that he wasn't taking advantage of the people as some of the critics were saying.