Photographs are everywhere.
In the morning newspaper, in magazines, on the cover of CDs, in advertisements, on billboards. Without our realizing it, these photographs affect the way we think and feel about ourselves and the world. When we learn to interpret photographs and when we understand that images are not fact but, rather, one person's view of the world, we are better able to understand the influence they have on our thoughts. As students study the nature of photography, they strengthen the following critical thinking skills which translate to other areas of learning and will serve them all of their lives. They practice careful observation by listing the visual details they see in Torchia's live projected images.