GW Middle School - Talk on Photojournalism

Back to School.

This morning was my second opportunity to talk with another group of students in Ms. Katie Avila's reading class before they left for a field trip to the Newseum.  Another group of great kids! 

I learned that yesterday, the first group of students were on a photo scavenger hunt in Old Town.  They made it to City Hall before they got rained out.  Good news is they got to see the Living Legends exhibition there!

After a very brief introduction on the importance of photographs and photojournalism, I asked the kids to form small groups, each one with its own photographer.  The students got first-hand experience in how to pose and photograph small groups.  Later, I asked them to form other groups and study books of photographs I had brought and pick a favorite picture. 

The photos below show some of the students studying the books of photographs.

 

Photos by Nina Tisara/Living Legends of Alexandria