What I Learned from Studying Photography in a Foreign Country
A personal memoir piece written for The Photoblog at SellNews.com.
The summer after my freshman year of college, I had the opportunity to attend a 4-week study abroad program in Freiburg, Germany. Ten students were selected for the trip, and we were enrolled in two classes abroad: New Germany (from Division to Reunification) and Digital Photography. Most of our class assignments took the form of multimedia “journal entries.” We were to do something, such as riding the tram or visiting the local market, and reflect on cultural differences that we observed. We would then take photographs which helped to tell this story, write a one-page essay about the experience, and submit the completed entry for grading. Our time in the classroom was then supplemented by a number of excursions, including a week-long trip to Berlin, a chance to visit a local photography museum, and several independent assignments that encouraged us to explore Germany on our own while applying what we had learned.
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