Picture Comparison

In the first image, (produced by Beate Gutschow) you can see that the rule of thirds has been applied to the image as the building is just off to the right slightly, giving the effect of a desolate area. The photo is made up of lines, making the image more prominent. The landscape effect works because it shows how vaste the 'wasteland' look is, with minimal human interaction. Using the grey tone works with the image because it has more effect on the picture.

In the second image (produced by Joel Meyerowitz) you can see the differences almost instantaneously. The image is colourful, there's plenty of things within the picture and there's also movement. But the one similarity is that it's still empty because no one is making any eye contact. It shows how much in society how people avoid contact. It's just as well if there were no people in either picture.