Tag: Crying

Photographer John Moore, whose viral image of a weeping two-year-old girl at the US border has become the potent symbol of the outrage over Donald Trump’s controversial “zero tolerance” policy, including family separations, knew what he had captured was “important”. Moore, a veteran Getty Images photographer, who has spent a decade documenting immigration and US border issues, had been accompanying a patrol along the Rio Grande Valley. I was with them from afternoon into evening.” Over the years, Moore had become familiar with both the routes over this border and the way different people reacted: how those who crossed individually, usually men, would run and try to hide from the border patrols. And unlike those in the boat, Moore knew what was likely to happen. “I have photographed many immigrant families seeking political asylum at the border over the last few years. “I knew, however, what would happen to many of them next – separation – after they were taken away, so it was difficult for me to witness. “The officer asked her to put the little girl on the ground while the mother was searched. “I knew that this image was important. So, with the photos of the young girl and her mother, I hope I achieved that to some extent. I hope it helps to change policy.” For now, however, Moore would like to know what has happened to the little girl and her mother.