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making the grade: geographical skills

Taking geographical pictures

Photos can be important tools in your fieldwork and revision. This Geographical Skills column looks at how you can use them to best effect

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In the twenty-first century, images surround us more than ever. They are part of the fabric of our lives. Most of us are used to taking photos with a range of devices, including our phones. The advantages of using your phone as a camera are that you always have it with you, it’s quick and convenient, and the photos are easily shared with other people.

Photography can capture a particular geographical moment or event that is difficult to describe in words. Images can also be useful as part of your revision process, triggering a selection of memories that helps frame a place, activity or particular location. But have you ever paused to think how you might approach taking photos differently so they are more geographical and less like ‘snaps’?

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