VT: Documentary and Narrative Photography

Exploration of the ideas and practices of still photographs as a means of visual communication in documentary and narrative photography. Applications include photojournalism, photo essay, editorial and other approaches to the picture story. Topics to be discussed include the “captured moment” vs. the “constructed reality” and documentary and narrative photography in the current age of social media. Students will be introduced to the work of contemporary and historical photographers during gallery/museum visits and lectures.

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