At a graveyard in the rebel stronghold of Idlib, Photographer Rodrigo Abd joined mourners who came to bury husbands and fathers killed by government troops. As family members wailed, Abd photographed a grief-stricken boy in the crowd. The boy's name was Ahmed, and his father had been killed by a sniper.

       Abd, the photographer, uses many techniques to help bring out the key aspects to this sentimental photograph. He focuses into the kid and we can tell that the kid is the main subject in the picture. Also the use of lines here is quite smart of the photographer, because it leads the viewer into the main subject which is the kid.

       This image is really powerful to look at. The amount of emotion this picture is so big, that one could feel the pain the kid is feeling and that is exactly what the photographer wanted to demonstrate. He not only shows the kid's sorrow and pain, but manages to include those around him who are older and younger grieving along.

       When we really think about it, it must have been incredibly hard for the photographer to take such a picture at a time like that. Government troops eventually began closing in on Idlib. Fearing he would be captures of killed, Abd crept in the darkness past government checkpoints to flee to safety in Turkey.

        We also learn here that a photographer's job is extremely difficult, this being a perfect example. Sometimes it is hard to take pictures of other people's misery or pain, but it is those pictures that make the most impact in society today and make a difference as well as bring awareness to certain topics. And it's true when they say a picture is worth a thousand words; Abd got his job done and found the story of the Syrian war in the face of a child.