Descriptive: My photo is descriptive because it shows the packaging of a product that is commonly advertised to buyers.
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Explanatory: My photo is explanatory because it demonstrates how to open a boombox to insert a CD.
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Interpretive: This photo by Petra Collins is interpretive because the viewer can draw their own meaning of the angels being in the graveyard. Are they watching over the dead?
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Aesthetically evaluative: My photo is esthetically evaluative because it shows the beauty of the foliage at Fort Reno Park.
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Ethically Evaluative: This photo of Ai WeiWei's Laundromat is ethically evaluative because it illuminates the conditions of the Idomeni refugee camp in Greece, capturing the scope of those affected by its evacuation.
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Theoretical: This photo by Tommy Ingberg is theoretical because it makes a statement about the monotony and stagnancy of corporate work.
Multimodal Presentation
For my presentation, I decided to focus on Nan Goldin's photography. She was born in 1953 in Washington, DC. Goldin's camera has seen a series of phases, with some of her more notable works being taken during the New Wave scene of the 80s. This is when the well known collection of photos titled The Ballad of Sexual Dependency was formed. Goldin has won numerous awards for her work, including the Englehard Award (1986), the Photographic Book Prize of the Year (1987), the Camera Austria Prize for Contemporary Photography (1989, and many more.
Viewing Goldin's work has shown me that there are various ways to convey a theme. While explicitly depicting a subject is a sure way to get a message across to viewers, creating the space for viewers to experience it themselves is just as effective. This can be seen in the second image by Goldin that I discuss, The Crowd. This has inspired me to think about how I approach my own photography going forward, and consider when it's better to show versus when it's better to tell through my images. There are many photos where Goldin manipulates how she takes photos (movement, shaking the camera lens, etc.) to create a vicarious experience or feeling for viewers, and I think it would be interesting to recreate that.​