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Emilia Wilkinson Photo Final Sem 2: CONNECT - Coggle Diagram

- - - - Art has the capability to impact society, as it has the potential to make people aware of their differences, and their similarities. For example, I took this picture at family dinner. In my family, and most families of friends I have, family dinner is a tradition, and a way to spend time together when people are otherwise occupied with their busy lives. Some families however, don't have the time, energy, money, or dynamic to sit down and have a collective dinner as a whole. Art can open people's eyes to the privilege they have, such as the privilege my family has of being able to sit down every night together and have a healthy, home cooked meal.
- - - - Art can help us understand how peoples lives differ from one another, in terms of surroundings and style. The geography here in California can change drastically even by driving 20 min in one direction. You can go through towns with schools and houses, rolling hills, and farms all within just a few miles of eachother. Some places around the world, and even within the US have different, more consistent surroundings. This photograph I took is from a hike in Sonoma, which is only and hour and half (about) away. However, here in Mountain View, there is only man made modern buildings It shows that if things differ so drastically here, they will be even greater the farther away you get. Pictures taken in other countries and societies reflect their cultures, and can teach us about them.
- - - - Art can preserve aspects of life by freezing time. Photographs, painting, sketches, etc. all capture a moment in time, that otherwise would be lost in history. For example, in this picture, you can see the water droplets mid fall melting from the icicle, Without art, and photography, the beautiful nature at work would have got observed.
- - - - Engaging in art can enrich people's lives, because it is something beautiful to have and look at. Be it a photograph, painting, sketch, or song, it brings people together, because no matter what form of art you create or admire, we all enjoy some form of it in our daily lives.
    - - Art also can attune people to their surroundings. Especially as the artist, as you look for ideas and ways to be inspired, it forces you to be creative and look for places in beauty where you may have otherwise overlooked it. Then, it draws the audience's attention to the same hidden beauty as they observe the final product. In this picture, I shot it with a macro lens in the middle of a crowded, run down marina. I was the only one in my family to see the animal until I pointed it out to my parents. Since I had my camera and was striving to find something unique to take a photograph of, I had to be extra aware of mu surroundings.