Jack London’s Picture Stories

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Jack London, “prolific photographer”? Who knew? This lovely book shows how “his photography and writing bolster each other.”

10 Tips for Storyteller-Photographers

Photographer: Alfred Eisenstaedt
Source: wikipedia.org

I love the idea that a painting (such as these by Dutch painter Gabrielle Metsu) or a photograph can tell a story. Thousands of words (unless your name is Reuben) within the boundaries of a single frame. Here are a few tips from Scott Bourne on how to create story-laden images.

Why Cameras Are Like the Printing Press

“Photography is a language,” says photojournalist Pablo Corral Vega. If each picture is worth a thousand words, what kinds of stories to YOUR photographs tell? I’m captivated by Vega's prediction that we’ll eventually have cameras that we wear like contact lenses.