Which macbook would you suggest?

I am looking to purchase a Macbook and not sure which one I would need.  I don't know anything about computers so its all mumbo jumbo to me.  I will be using this computer for personal use for school etc and also photo editing.  Help me!!
Thanks

Any of the available models would be suitable for the tasks you outline. It icomes down to a matter of your subjective desisres.
Do you prize light and thin?... Go MacBook Air, provided the pricing is acceptable, and you don't mind no built-in optical drive and expandability.
Go MacBook Pro if it is more important to you to have upgradeability options later on, such as more memory and a user upgradable main drive. As well, it comes with a built-in optical drive. It is heavier, bigger (13" MBP).

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