Impression and Key Issues Depicted in Social Protest Slideshow

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The first impression that this long series of social protest images are of "a highly realistic portrayal of society" is that these images provide a realistic glimpse of the social problems and events in the United States and other countries between January 2020 and January 2021. This series of approximately 1500 images provides a kaleidoscopic view of modern American society as it exposes virtually all aspects of social life, ranging from social, communal, racial, sexual, economic issues to issues of violence against a specific community. Furthermore, this display briefs the reader about all social and economic events that occurred in America in the given period in a succinct and to-the-point way, using suitable and relevant images. Therefore, the entire display can be summarized in one sentence: "it is a meticulous, succinctly detailed, sequentially chronological, suitably graphic and amusing portrayal of the socio-economic undercurrents of the American society in the scenario of Covid-19 pandemic.
As far as the framing of images of this series is concerned, all images reflect professional and targeted press photography that substantially highlights the aims and objectives of the activities the activists show. These images capture the essence of each activity by exposing the nature, type, and relevant people involved in them, providing the least details of the irrelevant objects. However, throughout the image catalog, one image stands out as it is framed exquisitely and timely to expose the underlying irony of the situation. This image is of ex-U.S. President Donald Trump's news conference, which he held on February 26, 2020, to discuss the health scenario in the U.S. during the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic. During this presser, President Trump, in the presence of members of the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Dr. Anne Schuchat, and Secretary Alex Azar, attempts to explain the seemingly satisfactory health situation in the country. This image is an exceptional work of art as it was taken while the president was informing the journalists about the low level of the spread of the virus in America and boasting, "Because of all we've done, the risk to the American people remains very low" (Social Protest Slide Show 24)
However, the real art of this image is the timing of its framing as it shows graphic details that utterly contradict the self-satisfactory statement being made by Trump during the presser. As one can see from the facial expressions, aptly captured by the photographer, Trump, while chanting the well mantra, reflects his innermost apprehensions. Thus, this brilliant and timely framing successfully captures contradiction in his statement and his feeling. Moreover, this frame also shows his hand gesture, revealing a sense of urgency and uncertainty. Most notably, the reactions of the officials standing behind Trump are an evident reminder of the stark contrast that his statement makes with the ground reality. Their facial expressions seem like they are offended by Trump's deliberate misinterpretation of reality and facts.
In terms of photos depicting civil disobedience conducted by citizens, the protest made by the people of C...