photography

Curriculum· — Still life paintings are full of hidden meaning. Look carefully at “Vanitas” by Pieter Claesz (1597-1661). Make a list of at least 6 items that you can identify in it,...

Editorial· — My previous elementary school feels empty this month, but nature continues to show beauty and symbols of hope.     Alyssa Wu, 13 Pleasanton, CA

Curriculum· — In cubist paintings, it isn’t always immediately obvious what all the shapes represent. Look at Still Life with Checked Tablecloth by Juan Gris (1887-1927). What objects can you see in...

Editorial· — The Beginning of Spring Amidst COVID-19 by Anya Geist, 13 Where I am, in Massachusetts, although it is a third of the way through April, spring seems to be only...

Editorial· — When the first person tested positive with COVID-19, the virus was only in China. But soon, as people traveled and spread germs and bacteria, the virus traveled all the way...

Curriculum· — Create a visual representation of one of your happiest moments. You could re-stage it for a photograph, paint it with watercolors, or use any other medium that you can come...

Curriculum· — This interview inspires two projects: write a story based on a photograph and illustrate a story with photographs. This is a great interview by Ransom Riggs. He starts out talking...

Curriculum· — The Kodak box camera, first produced in the 1880s, became the iconic camera for the amateur photographer. The camera was as easy to use as our phone camera’s. Point and...