Welcome to Photo 2 at SMU!

Welcome to Photo 2 at SMU. This will be the course blog, where you will post your responses to assigned readings. Remember, you don't need to write a whole paper, just a few paragraphs in response to what you read. You can also post links to relevant content, or embed images or videos that will add to the conversation.

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