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Example 12
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Example 12
Photograph by Joan Leftin. 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 Delray Beach, FL community.
Observation: What do you see?
Name 10 – 20 specific details from the picture.
What are 5 characteristics of this man’s face?
Interpretation: What is the picture about?
How do you think he is feeling? What is his expression?
Where is the photographer?
front/side/back?
Distance?
Angle: above, below or eye level?
What do you notice about the background?
Who might the person in the small photograph be?
What is the man’s relationship to her?
What is the story of this man?
Who is he showing the picture to? Why?
Why is it important to him?