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Learner Reviews & Feedback for Seeing Through Photographs by The Museum of Modern Art

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About the Course

Taking, sharing, and viewing photographs has become second nature for many of us. This course aims to address the gap between seeing and truly understanding photographs by introducing a diversity of ideas, approaches, and technologies that inform their making. You’ll explore the meaning of pictures and reconsider photography’s role in our visual culture. Look closely at 100 photographs from MoMA’s collection, going behind the scenes of the Museum and into artists’ studios through videos and audio interviews. Gain new perspectives on the ways photography has been used throughout the medium’s history: as a means of artistic expression, a tool for science and exploration, an instrument of documentation, a way to tell stories and record histories, and a mode of communication and critique....

Top reviews

AQ

Mar 8, 2016

Seeing Through Photographs has given me a whole new way of looking at my own and other peoples' work. So many aspects, details and points of view, the world of photography now seems even more amazing.

EE

Jun 2, 2019

It was very insightful, and a good thing is they offered quizzes and other full content, which some other free courses do not, which really helps learning. Hope to go for other courses under them. :)

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By Fricc S

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Feb 6, 2017

abstract and uninformative stories about some photographersbut not about the profession of the photographer or the technical side of the work

Thank you for the opportunity to get acquainted with the course

By Francesca S

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Aug 21, 2017

I hoped that it was more professional, It was interesting but non technical.

By Gustavo M

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Feb 1, 2019

Boring

By Fabiolla L

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Sep 12, 2023

Don't waste your time and money on this, surely Coursera has other better photography courses. Videos of 2/3minutes, and lots of boring reading. Overall, they want you to buy MoMa books, the videos are short and yet make you sleep and they are so boring I don't even know how to describe it. I am a fine art photographer and came here looking for inspiration, ideas and knowledge, but instead, got bored to death. Buy good photography books, it's going to be much better.

By Mandy R

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May 25, 2017

This course sounded so interesting. It was however not well organized and had too great a time commitment attached to it. The readings were too long. I ended up giving up.

By Yang G

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Feb 15, 2016

repetitive content with other MOMA courses (modern art&idea)?? duh, not gonna pay $50 for this. :(

By Martina G

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Apr 29, 2020

il certificato a fine corso è risultato a pagamento al contrario di quanto annunciato all'inizio.

By Maria F

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Oct 22, 2020

I need to pay for the course certificate and I can't get it.

Thank you

By Ankita D

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Jun 22, 2020

I want to uennroll from this.course .... please help

By August E K

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May 25, 2020

Nonsense, just wasted time...