Photojournalism Analysis Guide

On a separate piece of paper, please answer the following questions about three of the war photographs, including at least one from the civil war and one modern photograph.

Observation

Describe exactly what you see in the photograph?

  1. What people & objects do you see?
  2. What is the setting and season?
  3. Is it posed or candid?

Knowledge

What do you know about this time period or event?

Interpretation

What can you conclude from what you see?

  1. What can you conclude about war?
  2. What can you conclude about photojournalism?