This photograph is one of the more powerful that I have seen. It conveys a crushing feeling of desolation and strife. The colossal wall of dust that is consuming the plains is a very strong image that was surely ingrained in many lives during the 1930s. The dust bowl was a destructive force for the economy of these growers in North America and of their own doing. It represents a large disregard for growing habits and lack of environmental concern. The photo shows what the environment is capable of when not properly treated.
For me, this photo represents a large warning to humanity. It begs us to make strides in environmentally-conscious living lest we succumb to the terrible consequences of our own general carelessness. Outside of these figurative implications, I find this photograph aesthetically overwhelming. Sometimes the most terrible things are also the most beautiful.
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