For school classes planning a visit to our exhibition, World Press Photo offers a package of learning tools called Look & Click. The package provides resources for teachers introducing the subject of journalism and press photography to their students. It is ideally suited to be used in combination with a visit to a World Press Photo exhibition and offers students the opportunity to explore various aspects of visual communication.
The package deals with a number of questions related to the function of the press and the profession of a press photographer and photojournalist. If photojournalism aims to inform us about newsworthy events, then what is the definition of news? Why do we hear more about certain events, but less about others? And how are press photographs made? Who determines which photos are published? And what makes a good press photograph?
Look & Click aims to provide a basis for discussion about (photos in) the news and looking at press photographs with a critical eye. This teaching package can be used for various school subjects such as social studies, history and expressive subjects.
The package consists of two PDF files: a teacher's manual and ‘My album', the individual work document for the student. The English, Dutch and Spanish versions for the 2011 exhibition are now available.
English:
Look & Click: Teacher's Manual
Look & Click: My Album
Dutch:
Kijk & Klik: Docentenhandleiding
Kijk & Klik: Mijn album
Spanish:
Clic! Clic! Manual del Docente
Clic! Clic! Mi Album
Portuguese:
Look & Click: Guia do Professor
Look & Click: Meu Album
(Adobe Reader required, download here)