Describing a photograph requires one to decide the theme or topic of the photograph. Photographs are always chosen to represent particular activities or places and sometimes maps accompany them.

While finding out the details you should apply your knowledge of geography on them.

Examine the most obvious details like water features, buildings, hills, valleys, vegetation, vehicles, animals, crops, e.tc. These will help you to give the landscape, the climate, the economic activities, e.t.c. and to locate such areas affected. It is very important to give evidence of the features on the photography and point out where they are found in relation to the three divisions of the photo i.e. the fore ground, middle groumnd and back ground.

The foreground of the photograph and the sky above the horizon can be used to tell the climate, vegetation, the use and misuse of the environment e.g. where gulleys exist, it shows serious soil erosion.

Description of vegetation in photographs. There several types of vegetation i.e.

Savanna Vegetation

Is divided into grasslands and woodland vegetation. Savanna vegetation indicate fair soil fertility or a marked dry season.

Equatorial Vegetation

Have canopies, the trees are very tall and big. There is no undergrowth. These indicate good climate and fertile soils.

 

Photograph of Savannah Grassland

Thicket

Consist of medium sized trees growing close to each other which make their penetration almost impossible. E .g, along river valleys,, shores and coasts.

Scrub: Is any poor type of vegetation consisting of very short or stunted trees with small bushes scattered over the area. It reflects dry climatic conditions. The presence of valley dams, reservoirs, ponds all reflect dry climatic conditions.

Scattered trees

These are usually short trees scattered or dispersed all over the place. They are umbrella like trees and show dry conditions. They may also show the influence of man by cutting the original natural vegetation.

Grasslands

These are mainly found in flat parts of East Africa. They reflect dry conditions. E.g. the plains of Karamoja, Masailand, Teso among others.

Woodlands

Are occupied by medium sized trees which are scattered in groups. Some of the areas within grasslands do not have trees but grass or patched (without). Woodlands are common near water bodies where they get plenty of water and fertile soils. They can also be located in high and flat areas.