PHOTO ESSAY

What is a Photo Essay?

A photo essay is a collection of photographs that are intended to tell a story, deliver a message, or evoke a series of emotions in the viewer.

Photos by Emily Rauhala, “A New Generation Speaks: See Inside Hong Kong’s Protests”

Cocoa beans are loaded onto ships at a port in Ankify, in northern Madagascar. The cocoa is later transferred to the nearby island of Nosy Be, where there is an international airport. From there, it's flown to Antananarivo, the capital of Madagascar, and then on to Europe and America. Aug 5, 2013.

A worker at a large cocoa plantation in Ambanja. March 2013.

Photos by Andrew Katz, Dark Gold: Giulio Di Sturco Goes Inside Madagascar’s Cocoa War

Lead Photo Should draw in your viewer and pique their curiosity

Scene/Establishing Photo Your 2nd photo should set the scene and establish the

context of your theme/story

Focal point

Rule of Thirds

Detail Photo

Detail Photo

Vantage Point

Vantage Point

Vantage Point

Framing

Portraits

The Clincher Photo your final photo should evoke the

emotion that you want your viewer to walk away with.

examples

http://www.unicef.org/photoessays/31695.html

http://content.time.com/time/photogallery/0,29307,1702831,00.html