The Situation Room

This photo is titled "The Situation Room." This was taken during the raid and murder of Osama Bin Laden. As you can see almost everybody in the room is showing different nonverbal gestures. A few have their arms crossed, President Obama seems to be leaned over with his elbows on his knees, Vice President Joe Biden seems fairly relaxed, and Hillary Clinton has one hand over her mouth. What they all have in common is they all look nervous. This was a very critical time for the government in this execution. Everybody's facial expressions are very focused. They all look worried and anxious as they observe the mission. The attack force was on a huge mission to kill a very destructive terrorist known to the U.S government. There was many big political forces working together to complete this task, and by the looks on their faces you can tell everyone wanted it to be done successfully. This picture wasn't a set up picture so the body language is spontaneous. The people in this photo are all adults, probably 40 or older. The gender is mostly males but there is 2 females in the photo. There is a few different ethnicity but mostly Caucasian. This is no specific reason, these are the people who were big names in the White House at the time, and part of this task. Everybody in this photo is wearing very formal clothing, the men are wearing suits and ties, and the women are wearing professional attire as well. Coincidentally, many of the men are wearing blue. When you work in the Oval Office I am sure you are expected to be dressed appropriately.  There is people in the background also anxiously spectating the mission as it unfolds. On the desk in front of the President and his leader of defensive forces their is many laptops and cups of coffee. I'm not sure when this photo was taking but I'm assuming sometime in the night. The camera angle on this photo is above eye level. This way the photographer was able to capture almost everybody around the table, and the emotions that they are expressing. I found this photo under TIMES 100 most influential photos, It's easily understandable why this photo made it. This was such an important time for the U.S and the U.S government, and to see it be captured right in the middle of the raid going on is incredible.