WORDS WITHOUT PICTURES is purposefully multi-voiced and multi-layered [2]. It included essays [3], discussion forums [4], debates [5], one-to-one conversations [6], and questionnaires [7]. Words Without Pictures is using this range of formats to gauge a broad range of opinions about photography before they become received wisdom. We offered the ideas that began this year-long process fully aware that subsequent discussions on this site determined the directions the project would take. Words Without Pictures invites you to contribute your perspective on the directional shifts in photography and help us define their meaning [8].