Schriver (1997) says that there is little argument about the power of pictures to make ideas vivid, and that the impact of still images and graphics can be just as good to help enhance learning from the news.
Walsh (2006) supports this by saying images have different effects from words, particularly from aesthetic, affective and imaginative levels. Color, form, contrast between light and dark make for a well-composed image that can bring a variety of positive responses from the audience (Berdan 2004)
MSNBC's Photoblog is an example of how images alone can bring a wider perspective to what is going on around the world. The photos report on different cultures and experiences from people all over the world, much like other newspapers or magazines.
This BBC article also reports on how rural Indian children are given a different type of education by giving them a creative outlet to document their daily lives and connect them with the rest of the world.
There is also a growing trend of ordinary people taking photographs of themselves or objects everyday to document minor changes that, over time, evolve to change into something totally different over time. One example is Noah, a YouTube user who compiled everyday photos of himself into a video.
Check out the following link for more photoblogs
Stuck In Customs
Louis Pang
References:
Berdan R 2004, Composition and the Elements of Visual Design, viewed 6 November 2008, http://photoinf.com/general/robert_berdan/composition_and_the_elements_of_visual_design.htm
Schriver, K A 1997, Dynamics in document design : creating texts for readers John Wiley & Sons, Canada
Walsh , M 2006, The Textual Shift: Examining the reading process with print, visual and multimodal texts, Australian Journal of Language and Literacy, Vol. 29 February
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