Seeing Differently:
Learning Together Through Photographs

2023-2024

In 2023 I was commissioned by Autograph, alongside artist Ella Phillips and a fantastic group of educators and schools to produce this fantastic photography resource for young people.

About this resource

How does our personal experience impact how we read photographs? 

This resource explores how we use photography to tell stories and how narratives can be shaped by individual perspectives. Through creative activities and class discussions, the resource invites students to think deeply about how they read photographs and how their interpretation might be similar or different to others depending on their lived experience and identity. It also sets out to draw on instinct and build curiosity, creativity and empathy within the classroom.

The resource supports students in:

• exploring photographs in Autograph's collection

• developing a deeper sense of curiosity through drawing on gut instinct

• analysing photographs to determine fact vs fiction

• engaging in conversations about race and representation

• building empathy through listening to a range of responses and interpretations of photographs.

I loved working on this project because it involved so much of what I am passionate about: expanding the types of photographs young people see (and see themselves in) and promoting curiosity in the world that we see around us.