What is visible
Describe the scene without assigning a motive or a date that the image cannot establish.
Cover story / Public life
What the frame leaves out
A photograph records a moment and a point of view. It cannot, on its own, settle the story around it.
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Three ways to look closer
A photograph can start an important conversation. The next step is to separate observation from reporting.
What needs a source
Identify an original account, a direct record or responsible reporting for specific claims.
What remains open
Make uncertainty visible to the reader instead of filling it with a confident guess.
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Caption with care
Describe observable details and attribute claims about causes, size or outcome to a reliable source.
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The crop changes the reading
Compare wide and close views when they are available. A crop can remove the surroundings that explain scale and setting.
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