Greenpeace whaling

To help with the DeLuca reading for seminars, here is another example of the Greenpeace Zodiac boats that he discusses:

Do you agree with his analysis of how this image communicates its message?  Do you think you would have taken the same meaning from the image without his explanation, or does the power of image depend on supporting arguments in words?

There are many other Greenpeace pictures and videos on their youtube channel and their website. 
A whole section of the website is dedicated to multimedia - why do you think this is so important to them?  Do you think this section is more effective than the more typical news section (which also includes lots of pictures!)?

Jen