It'll Last Longer

Sorry to put something up that's unrelated to the most recent posts, but this is related to our topic in class.

My question is, how is the picture supposed to make us feel? How much is said before we even get to the article and learn the context? How is the girl's beauty important, and how does it complicate things? Here's a link to the article . By the way, I believe the photographer later reported "I didn't think the photograph of the girl would be different from anything else I shot that day." ? How can that be true? I'm skeptical, with such a compelling shot.

National Geographic Article