Click on the photographs above to learn more about each image and engage with the questions raised by our panelists for our collective reflection at the workshop. As you browse through these images we invite you to consider the following broad prompts:
What can we “read” from the image about the society/historical moment it depicts?
What was the photographer's likely objective in capturing this scene?
What do you find surprising about the image?
How do the image's specific elements, such as its backdrop, objects, and attire, inform our understanding?
Consider the emotional resonance of the photograph. Which feelings or associations does it evoke, and how does that contribute to our understanding of the past?