5. Seeing Through Photographs – The Museum of Modern Art
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This course that ranks 5th in our list of most popular Coursera courses in 2016 will show you that photography, as well as a picture, is worth a thousand words. Learn to see and look photographs critically, not just to view them like your aunt’s vacation photo album. Try to understand them as an artistic expression, and communication tool that can tell stories and document history. Explore this thought-provoking and an inspirational course that will engage you in the learning process instantly. Sarah Meister, the curator of photography at the MoMA will teach you how to change your perspective and how to build the foundations for real understanding and interpretation of photography.
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