In March 2005 a picture of Marine recruits standing against a wall at a training site in South Carolina was on the cover of Harper’s Magazine. The headline stated: “AWOL in America: When Desertion Is the Only Option.”
In this picture the photo-manipulation was not meant to be noticed. Personally, I think the purpose of this picture is deceptive as the context outside the frame changes the meaning of the picture as well as makes you believe something that isn’t true. The context outside the frame states that the Marines are AWOL and deserters. In reality the Marines were not deserters and not AWOL, they were uninformed of the context the image was used in.

















