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Criticizing photos 

Aesthetically Evaluative- Jillian Mastrobattista 

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This photograph is aesthetically evaluative because with the different color, composition, and lighting it shows the true beauty of the island of the Bahamas.

Explanatory- John Szarkowki's 

Ethically Evaluative- Terry Barrett

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This photograph of children battling with hunger is ethically evaluative because it allows the viewers to make ethical judgements about different parts of the world. 

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This Photograph is explanatory because it shows the process of how to do a front flip with a model showing step by step positions. 

Interpretive- Jillian Mastrobattista  

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This photograph is interpretive because it incorporates a bunch of girls doing the same move which allows the viewer to draw their own conclusions about what is going on.

Descriptive- Jillian Mastrobattista 

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This Photograph is descriptive because it serves as a way to present a negative Covid-19 test allowing someone to travel.

Theoretical- Philippe Monthoux

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This photograph is theoretical because it shows a dancer doing a move with the shadow of her on the wall behind.

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