Tag Archives: Reading photographs

U3AC Photography – Reading Photographs

Posted on April 29, 2023 by Brian

The five-week course I ran in February/March seems to have been well received.  Of the 64% of attendees who gave formal feedback 74% thought it was excellent and 26% good against a range of criteria, giving an overall approval rating … Continue reading →

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U3A Cambridge 2022-23: Reading Photographs 5 – Open Discussion

Posted on March 14, 2023 by Brian

Yesterday saw the fifth and final session in my five week course on Reading Photographs. It was devoted to an open discussion of 13 photographs chosen by class members from a selection of thirty-one suggested by me.  The material fell … Continue reading →

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U3A Cambridge 2022-23: Reading Photographs 4 – Four Approaches to Reading Photographs

Posted on March 7, 2023 by Brian

I presented the fourth session in my five week course on Reading Photographs yesterday. We considered how five respected commentators approached the reading of photographs.  A quotation from John Berger was a starting point: A photograph is a meeting place … Continue reading →

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U3A Cambridge 2022-23: Reading Photographs 3 – Formal Qualities of Photographs

Posted on February 27, 2023 by Brian

I presented the third session in my five week course on Reading Photographs today. We considered how the formal qualities of photographs and how they are made affect our reactions and reading.  The aim was to draw out the ways … Continue reading →

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U3A Cambridge 2022-23: Reading Photographs 1

Posted on February 15, 2023 by Brian

I presented the first session in my five week course on Reading Photographs on Monday.  The aim of the course is to improve the critical appreciation and understanding of the photographs around us in exhibitions, books, magazines, newspapers and online … Continue reading →

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Reading Photographs – U3AC 2022-23

Posted on April 12, 2022 by Brian

I’ve put forward a proposal for a course, ‘Reading Photographs’, at the Cambridge U3A in spring 2023. What do you see when you look at a photograph?  What is it of?  Is this the same as what it’s about? Is … Continue reading →

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