The Connection Between Literacy and Photography

In Hamilton’s article, she talked a lot about newspaper photographs and how they add color to a story. I’ve worked with the Orion in the past so I  agree with this notion from my personal experiences. In each story that writers are assigned with each week, they are also paired with a photographer who will complete the story. A matching photograph with a story is a great example of how photography and literacy can work together. When people read a news article with a photo, they can make a connection between those two and it will create more emotions.

Here is a photo I took for the a news article. In this photo we can see the people gathering around this man and he seems to be guiding them about something. The paper in his hand can be a schedule or notes. The man on the right side is holding a notebook and it looks like he might be taking notes. The lady on the left side is reading off a piece of paper as if she’s reading to get information. It’s important to see literacy existing in photos because we can guess what people are doing in the photos and how it all relates to the photo. It sort of tells us a story about the picture. This picture can fit into the category of “literacy as an accessory” because most of them are caring papers signifying that they have a particular status.

Here is the picture that was actually chosen for the story.

Original story:http://theorion.com/blog/2014/02/16/retired-professor-keeps-history-alive/

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