Deshpande Group Claims

The claim that our group used in Deshpande' article was, "Human suffering becomes worth a good image (par 10)." This is related to our picture and all that we have read about Deshpande because our photograph portrayes a scene with a naked kid who is about three years old and behind him is an elderly woman who is chouched over collecting water from a stream on the ground while the boy watched and the water in the picture looks as if it is dirty or unsanitized and unhealthy. This is exactly what Deshpande talks about in his article how National Geographic magazine photographers take pictures like this one to get the interest of the "Western World Eye." So when the viewers see this photograph or ones that are similar to it they become hooked to the article because we are looking for the problems or situations of other cultures.
The complex claim that I have gotten from reading and viewing Deshpande' article is; Are the expressions or emotions given by people of different cultures in National Geographic's photographs their true fellings. Or does the photographer portray each character in certain ways to influence and change the perspectives of the western world viewers. Not giving them the real aspect of what is actually happening.