1. FIELD IMAGE SURVEY 7.3

2. A DIGITAL CAMERA IS AN IMPORTANT RESEARCH TOOL

3. Understand By Seeing Explain By Showing

4. Understand by Seeing Go to the field Try to observe by taking pictures If some one explains, ask him/ her to show it to you Seeing is ‘having evidence’ By seeing often confusion or misunderstanding disappears Develop a ‘Trained Eye’: try to see as the local expert

5. TRY TO CAPTURE THE KNOWLEDGE OF LOCAL SPECIALISTS

6. Explaining by Showing A picture says more than a thousand words Many people anyhow do not have much time to read or listen A picture needs no translation A picture is idea and proof at the same time Many things you can only show with pictures

7. Steps When in the field, try to see things through the camera and take pictures Ask local experts and resource persons to explain and ‘show’ what they mean Take photographs Prepare presentations with these pictures Use circles and arrows to pinpoint special things in the picture Use captions to explain the things you cannot see

8. Example

9. What is happening here?

10. Groundwater overuse in Yemen – dry aquifers Irrigation By tanker From well at 8 km distance Even though dam is at 1 km distance But no Agreement on use of its water

11. PHOTOGRAPHY: TIPS Use series of photographs – this can make a story Think of detail and think of overview People make pictures more interesting

12. Tell a Story with a Series of Pictures People Make Picture More Interesting

13. Captions: Tips Bold text Not too many textblocks Not too many mouseclicks If too much information: show in two slides

14. Advantages Makes local knowledge clear Over time you will see more Easy Fast and convincing communication Can directly use in training/ presentation