Activity 2

Find two landscape photographs that question social values or act as a metaphor for personal issues that the photographer is trying to express. Discuss whether the communication is clear or ambiguous and how this communication is conveyed.

Example: What does the image below say about humans need to control the environment? Or, does it indicate an attempt to recreate a time long past and remind people of their outdoor beginnings? What do you think? Does it say anything different?

Photo by: zhuyongming

This photograph demonstrates a question in social values because it's showing pollution from factories with a pretty sunset in the background. The personal issue the photographer is trying to express is that factories are polluting the air and essentially killing the planet. The communication is very clear about what the photographer trying to convey.

Photo by: PEI

This photograph demonstrates a question in social values because it is showing deforestation. Deforestation is causing global warming, soil erosion, and flooding, as well as the lack of trees causing the air to remain polluted. The communication is mostly clear with some room for interpretation.