Genres and Topics

 

DEFINITION & RATIONALE

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WEBSITES: CURRICULUM AND LESSON PLANS

International Center of Photography - Curriculum Guide

United Nations Cyberschoolbus

Dorothea Lange: 'Daring to Look' - Program from NPR; can be listened to while students view photographs 

Visual Literacy: a worksheet for sharing thoughts about a photograph by Debbie Abilock

 

WEBSITES: GENERAL RESOURCES ON TOPIC

Agencies and Archives

Aurora Photos

Black Star

Corbis

Digital Railroad

Eve Photographers

Getty

Magnum Photos

New York Public Library Digital Gallery

Noor

VII Photo

 http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/fsowhome.html (great depression era photos)

 

Education

International Center of Photography

Literacy Through Photography

Miles from Maybe

Poynter Institute

Photography Composition Articles: a web site with a variety of articles

 

Galleries and Guides

Photograph

Pulitzer Prize Winning Photo Essays at www.pulitzer.org/bycat/Feature+Photography

 

Museums

International Center of Photography

 

New Media and Blogs

A Photo A Day

BAGNewsNotes

David Alan Harvey

Journal of a Photographer

MediaStorm

Magnum in Motion

Move 30

MSNBC The Week in Pictures

Photoblogs

Pixel Press

Sports Shooter

The Raw File

VII Multimedia

 

Organizations and Publications

Aperture

Daylight Magazine

Digital Journalist

National Geographic

National Press Photographers Association

National Association of Photoshop Professionals

Photo District News

Photo Shelter

Time Magazine

World Press Photo

 

ARTICLES (for teacher background knowledge)

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Ablicock, Debbie. “Visual Information Literacy: Reading A Documentary Photograph". Knowledge

Quest. Vol. 36, No. 3. January/February 2008. 7-13.

 

ARTICLES (for students, short, readable, and high interest)

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BOOKS (about teaching this topic/genre)

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BOOKS (general information about this topic/genre)

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ONLINE VIDEO, SHORT FILMS & MOVIE CLIPS

Documenting Katrina's Wake

Dove Campaign for Real Beauty - "Evolution" video

The Photography Channel

 

RADIO/PODCASTS

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Russell Brown Show: tech tips and podcast: http://www.russellbrown.com

Lynda Weinman's site on web design training, books, videos, tips, and free podcast. www.Lynda.com

 

 

MOVIES

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Born Into Brothels (2005, R) Zana Brinski, Ross Kauffman

War Photographer  (2001, NR) James Nachtwey, Dir. Christian Frei