#39.

Sally Mann.

Her photography is controversial. Look her up if you care to find out why. But I love so many things about this picture.

.....the pearls....the centered shot....the contrast...the light bouncing off the skin tones...the near gender neutrality of it....the innocence...and also the attitude of the pose....and the little girl on the right that, at first glance, looks like she is picking her nose....