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Picture​ ​education​ ​is​ ​about​ ​exposing​ ​students​ ​to​ ​the​ ​wow-factor.​ ​ ​This​ ​focuses​ ​learning​ ​on
the​ ​ ​theory​ ​of​ ​multiple​ ​intelligences​ ​and​ ​particularly​ ​on​ ​spatial​ ​intelligence.​ ​ ​There​ ​is​ ​a
number​ ​of​ ​distinct​ ​forms​ ​of​ ​intelligence​ ​that​ ​each​ ​individual​ ​possesses​ ​in​ ​varying​ ​degrees.
Gardner​ ​proposes​ ​eight​ ​primary​ ​forms:​ ​naturalistic,​ ​linguistic,​ ​musical,​ ​logical-mathematical,
spatial,​ ​body-kinesthetic,​ ​intrapersonal​ ​and​ ​interpersonal.​ ​A​ ​number​ ​of​ ​others​ ​also​ ​suggest
an​ ​additional​ ​one:​ ​technological.
One​ ​implication​ ​of​ ​Gardner’s​ ​theory​ ​is​ ​that​ ​learning/teaching​ ​should​ ​incorporate​ ​the
intelligences​ ​of​ ​each​ ​person.​ ​For​ ​example,​ ​if​ ​an​ ​individual​ ​has​ ​strong​ ​spatial​ ​intelligence,
then​ ​spatial​ ​activities​ ​and​ ​learning​ ​opportunities​ ​should​ ​be​ ​used.​ ​ ​A​ ​wonderment​ ​curriculum
has​ ​to​ ​concentrate​ ​on​ ​the​ ​principles​ ​of​ ​picture​ ​production.​ ​ ​It​ ​is​ ​probably​ ​true​ ​to​ ​say​ ​that​ ​all
people​ ​to​ ​a​ ​greater​ ​or​ ​lesser​ ​extent​ ​possess​ ​spatial​ ​intelligence.​ ​ ​It​ ​has​ ​been​ ​estimated​ ​that
visual​ ​learners​ ​comprise​ ​65​ ​percent​ ​of​ ​the​ ​population,​ ​so​ ​crafted​ ​images​ ​are​ ​clearly​ ​key​ ​to
engaging​ ​people​ ​in​ ​eLearning​ ​courses​ ​and​ ​making​ ​picture​ ​education​ ​accessible​ ​to​ ​most
learners.
People​ ​with​ ​spatial​ ​intelligence​ ​(“picture​ ​smart”​ ​or​ ​visual​ ​smart)​ ​have​ ​the​ ​ability,​ ​or
preference,​ ​to​ ​think​ ​in​ ​pictures.​ ​ ​ ​Spatial​ ​intelligent​ ​people​ ​create​ ​and​ ​use​ ​mental​ ​images;
enjoy​ ​art,​ ​such​ ​as​ ​drawings,​ ​and​ ​sculpture,​ ​use​ ​maps,​ ​charts,​ ​and​ ​diagrams;​ ​and​ ​often
remember​ ​with​ ​pictures​ ​through​ ​the​ ​process​ ​of​ ​mind​ ​mapping.
The​ ​other​ ​thing​ ​that​ ​picture​ ​education​ ​is​ ​about​ ​is​ ​the​ ​feeding​ ​of​ ​wanderlust.​ ​ ​Wanderlust​ ​is
defined​ ​as​ ​the​ ​desire​ ​to​ ​gather​ ​knowledge​ ​by​ ​seeing​ ​new​ ​things​ ​and​ ​is​ ​usually​ ​applied​ ​in​ ​the
context​ ​of​ ​the​ ​urge​ ​to​ ​travel.​ ​ ​According​ ​to​ ​Miriam​ ​Websters​ ​Dictionary,​ ​the​ ​definition​ ​of
Wanderlust​ ​is​ ​simply​ ​“a​ ​strong​ ​desire​ ​to​ ​travel”.​ ​It​ ​comes​ ​from​ ​the​ ​German​ ​language​ ​and​ ​is
spelled​ ​Wanderlust.​ ​It​ ​is​ ​a​ ​relatively​ ​new​ ​word,​ ​dating​ ​back​ ​to​ ​the​ ​beginning​ ​of​ ​this
millennium.​ ​These​ ​days​ ​the​ ​world​ ​is​ ​explored​ ​and​ ​presented​ ​through​ ​wanderlust​ ​images,
when​ ​the​ ​traveller​ ​goes​ ​forth​ ​for​ ​pleasure​ ​or​ ​for​ ​political,​ ​aesthetic​ ​and​ ​social​ ​meaning.
Andrew​ ​Delaney,​ ​Director​ ​of​ ​Creative​ ​Content​ ​at​ ​Getty​ ​Images​ ​explains​ ​Wonderlust​ ​(sic.)
Imagery​ ​as:​ ​“Images​ ​that​ ​inspires​ ​a​ ​sense​ ​of​ ​awe.​ ​They​ ​are​ ​images​ ​that​ ​are​ ​ ​connecting​ ​us
with​ ​our​ ​surroundings​ ​and​ ​elicit​ ​a​ ​reaction​ ​of​ ​wonder​ ​when​ ​you​ ​see​ ​them.”
Here​ ​are​ ​some​ ​of​ ​Delaney’s​ ​key​ ​points​ ​for​ ​teachers​ ​wishing​ ​to​ ​produce​ ​their​ ​own​ ​Wanderlust
Imagery:
● Work​ ​with​ ​depth.
● Play​ ​with​ ​colour​ ​and​ ​texture.
● Give​ ​a​ ​sense​ ​of​ ​the​ ​unknown.
● Don’t​ ​worry​ ​about​ ​showing​ ​“bad​ ​weather”.
● Mother​ ​Nature​ ​is​ ​often​ ​the​ ​“hero”​ ​in​ ​the​ ​image.
● Be​ ​very​ ​aware​ ​of​ ​scale​ ​and​ ​effective​ ​composition.
● Catch​ ​the​ ​particles​ ​in​ ​the​ ​air​ ​to​ ​diffuse​ ​the​ ​light​ ​e.​ ​g.​ ​smoke​ ​or​ ​dust.
● Experiment​ ​with​ ​a​ ​wider​ ​crop.​ ​Embrace​ ​the​ ​16:9​ ​format​ ​to​ ​illustrate​ ​the​ ​scale​ ​of
nature.
● Dare​ ​doing​ ​a​ ​non-extreme​ ​sports​ ​shoot.​ ​A​ ​contemplating​ ​feel​ ​is​ ​often​ ​more
welcomed.