Analysing Photographs

*Analysing Photography - Key Features

*Explode a Photo (Don McCullin)

Explode a Photo

Follow this example analysis for one of McCullin's work, titled "Young Christian Youth Celebrating the Death of a Young Palestinian Girl, Beirut. 1976". Pay attention to the types of Level One choices that are identified in this example.

Look out for Visual Metaphors!

A visual metaphor is when one thing is used to stand in for another. Movie makers can do this to strengthen the meaning that they are creating in any given moment. Read through the slides to learn more about visual metaphors and see examples.

*Visual Metaphors

Dig Deeper

Click the image to follow access some extra material related to analysing photography. Use these resources to deepen your understanding of the different ways in which authors develop meaning in this medium.

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