In recent times, scandals
involving the United States Secret Service have been brought into the
mainstream news. Information regarding inappropriate behavior and use of
government resources has been widely circulated throughout different new
outlets. Charles Ommanney, a photographer, who has had a long history with the
White House, captured an image of a Secret Service member, which reveals the
nature of the jobs they have. The photograph taken by Ommanney suggests that
the jobs of Secret Service members is rigorous and involves an immense amount
of coordination and structure, while still appearing very mysterious.
The clean cut image of the service man’s head shows the structure and
coordination required for the job. Not only is the man’s suit in perfect
condition, but his hair line looks freshly trimmed and not a single strand
appears out of place. This suggests that the man appearance is perfect, which
relates to the structure involved with the job. The individuals belonging to
the Secret Service always appear in a certain manner. Nothing about the man’s
appearance seems out of place. In addition the ear piece suggests that a lot of
coordination is involved in the job. Instead of having a phone or some other
device to communicate with, the Secret Service member has an ear piece in which
he can constantly be gaining information.
The role of the Secret Service is suggested to be mysterious yet challenging
according to the photograph. The photographer only took a picture of the back
of the head of this service member. His face is a mystery along with what he is
currently doing. The role of the Secret Service is partially a mystery where
the viewer is not supposed to know all of the secrets. All that can be seen is
that the man is looking at a large blurry crowd. Since the crowd is blurry is
suggests that it is so large that it would not be easy to watch all of it. If
the man’s job is to watch the crowd, then it appears as though he has a very
challenging job it since it would not be easy for one man to watch an entire
crowd.
The photograph by Charles Ommanney,
serves to show the challenges associated with being a Secret Service member.
The photo suggests that their jobs require a tremendous amount of coordination,
structure and secrecy.
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