A photo is a snapshot of an instant - and without an immediate 'before' and 'after' context, the moment is open to interpretation. Thus it's not an accurate photographic record of an event, even though the photo itself is fantastic (in the original sense of the word).
Here's another example: the 'Falling Man' (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Falling_Man) - perceived by many as calm, serene, even graceful... Totally inaccurate: other photos in that sequence showed him to be in obvious distress.
Here's another example: the 'Falling Man' (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Falling_Man) - perceived by many as calm, serene, even graceful... Totally inaccurate: other photos in that sequence showed him to be in obvious distress.