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Where Is the Story?
HAVING WRITTEN ABOUT STORY in several of my previous books, I don’t want to repeat myself, but story is important enough that it bears at least a nod in its direction. Story can give much of the meaning to certain photographs, so it’s important those stories are told well by way of the conscious decisions we make to tell, or imply, them.
It’s also important to recognize that story is not the only way to convey meaning in photographs. I’ve had many students over the years come to me almost in tears because they just couldn’t figure out how to make their macro photographs of flowers tell a story. Landscape photographers have said the same to me. So have photographers who prefer to work in more abstract ways.
Story is only ...
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