Investigating Where We Live

Investigating Where We Live (IWWL) is a summer outreach program at the National Building Museum, designed for students aged 12-16 from the D.C. metropolitan area. Participants learn to use creative writing and photography as a means of understanding and describing D.C. neighborhoods. At the end of the program, participants will share what they have learned by creating a public exhibition. In 2010, students will focus on the neighborhoods of Petworth, Southwest Waterfront, and Trinidad.

Tuesday, July 6, 2010

Joshua: Beauty and the Beast

Josh, age 12, took this photograph is Southwest Waterfront-

Today Josh wrote a poem about the photograph in his sketchbook:

"Beauty and the beast/where beauty's at its least/ where beauty and ugly/can be mixed to form busy/this picture i took/is ugly at first look. But looking closer, something dull/could be something with great potential./ That is why I call it beauty and the beast/ because around this is beauty, and this, is the BEAST!"

2 comments:

Lauren G.July 13, 2010 at 11:23 PM
Still one of my favorite photos of yours!
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AnonymousJuly 14, 2010 at 10:35 PM
I like the way the hill slopes up towards the building, it creates a feeling of anticipation and focuses the viewers eyes on the subject. The black and white highlights the dull yet interesting apperance. It leaves the viewer imagining what the purpose or the history of the building might be.
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