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# 7 Writing

You have now almost reached the end of this free course. You should now be aware:

- that photographs are shaped by a set of conventions based on ideas and practices which are not immediately apparent;

- that photographs, like other documentary records, are partial and biased;

- that photographs, like other documentary records, require critical analysis and careful interpretation;

- of the importance of contextualization in analysing photographs.

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