Photos That Tell a Story

by Lindsay Fendt

I came across this post on a blog today and thought it applied to a lot of what we have been talking about in class.  This post shows photos, some by famous photographers and others not, that not only show good composition and are aesthetically pleasing, but that also tell a story.

In class we have talked about how right now many journalists are producing multimedia content for the sole purpose of creating something that can be labeled multimedia.  In the same vein sometimes photos that have nothing to do with a news topic accompany a news story just so that there is a visual element for people to look at.

These photos not only go along with a particular story, but they also have the ability to stand alone and tell their own story without additional elements.  I think this kind of photography is what photojournalists and multimedia journalists in general should strive for when producing quality journalism.

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