Khan Academy
Khan Academy: The Development of Photography and the Railroad
From the 1850s, photography and the railroad each offered new experiences to people who had never before traveled great distances. Photographs were used to allay fears of potential travelers. [3:45]
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Camilo Vergara Documents the Changing Urban Landscape
In 1967, Camilo Vergara recorded a dilapidated building in South Bend, Indiana. Vergara believes that the changing nature of buildings can reveal the social history of poor American neighborhoods. [2:24]
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: John Humble's Photographs of Los Angeles
Photographer John Humble has been documenting the Los Angeles landscape since the 1970s. [3:20]
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Photographs: A Closer Look
See how photography is more than a mechanical art, but rather an art infused with imagination, as exemplified by works from photographers Cameron, Watkins, Kasebier, Ulmann, Evans, Stieglitz, Le Gray, and Hine. [3:05]
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Eileen Cowin on Her Series 'I See What You're Saying'
Combining text and photography, contemporary artist Eileen Cowin explores narrative within her work. [2:30]
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: David Hockney's 'Pearblossom Hwy'
The artist David Hockney called his photo collages, "drawing with a camera." Here he discusses perspective and other issues in Pearblossom Hwy., 11-18th April 1986, #2. [3:11]
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Works on Paper: Drawing, Printmaking, Photography: Lesson 1
This lesson will explore works of art made on paper. It is 1 of 2 in the series titled "Works on Paper: Drawing, Printmaking, Photography."