Empathy and Photography

Inspired by the photography of Bethany Mollenkof, part of the Women Photograph exhibition at The Annenberg Space for Photography presents Photoville LA from April 25 u2013 May 4, 2019. Students explore the role that empathy and representation play in examining our perceptions of a set of photos.nnLearning objectives: examine personal interpretation of a presented photograph; explore connections between the self and photographed subjects; compare and contrast different interpretations of an image; storyboard and make images that tell a personal story.nnCreated during United Photo Industries' Spring 2019 Teacher Professional Development Day at the Annenberg Space for Photography presents Photoville LA, with support from PhotoWings.nnAuthors: Stefanie Daehler, Leslie Alessandro, Nikki McCabe, Brian Nieman and Bethany Mollenkof u00b7 Facilitator/Editor: Jessica Bal u00b7 Featuring photography by Bethany Mollenkof u00b7 Grade level: 6thu201312th u00b7 Subjects: Humanities, Social Justice, Visual Arts, Media Literacy u00b7 Time: 2u20133 class sessions.

• Examine personal interpretation of a presented photograph
• Explore connections between the self and photographed subjects
• Compare and contrast different interpretations of an image
• Storyboard and/or make images that tell a personal story