In an era of constant visual noise, there is a difference between looking at an image and truly recognizing its power. This course invites you to bridge that gap, transforming a daily habit into a deeper understanding of the photographic medium.
Seeing Through Photographs
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Seeing Through Photographs
This course is part of Modern and Contemporary Art and Design Specialization


Instructors: Sarah Meister
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Understand the relationship between a photograph’s subject and meaning, and the differences between photographs as objects and images.
Understand artists’ processes and the choices that inform a photograph’s making, including experimentation and responses to technological innovation.
Gain confidence in looking at and talking about photography, and find inspiration from photographs all around you.
Learn to decode the cultural narratives and technical choices behind images, and enhance your own storytelling and critical thinking skills.
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Reviewed on Feb 25, 2020
i loved this course, i learned a lot and could comparate photographers with different view and type of shape of art. i hope that in a future will have more free courses. thanks you moma!
Reviewed on Feb 10, 2016
Have just completed the first lesson and really enjoyed the videos which makes the subject so more compelling and the ideas more accessible. Look forward to continuing and learning more.
Reviewed on Aug 22, 2016
I did enjoy these 6 weeks. I found the course very informative. There are a lot of rich content , text, images, video that make the class the more interesting.I really recommend this course.



