Photograph by Eli Reed. Part of Indivisible: Stories of American Community, an exploration of contemporary civic life developed by the Center for Documentary Studies at Duke University. This photograph is part of the project on the Eau Claire, SC community.
Observation: What do you see?
Name 10 – 20 specific details from the picture.
Describe the house in the background with at least 5 details?
Interpretation: What is the picture about?
Who is the man in the picture? What is his expression?
What is the man doing/thinking?
Where was this picture taken?
What is the significance of the house?
What do you think is happening outside the frame of the picture?
Where is the photographer standing?
What time of day is it?
What is the relationship between the photographer and the man?
Imagine you are the man. Tell a story from the man’s perspective about what happened that day and what is happening in the picture.
