Photo Essays
A photo essay is much like a normal written essay, but done with photos rather than
with words. A photo essay can tell a story, or be used to spark a certain emotion
from the viewer. While words can sometimes be used, it is best to take photos that
don’t require words, or use the words sparingly for support rather than for a crutch.
The main types of photo essays are time sequence, location, idea, and event. (taken
from the Web)
A *photo essay* (or "photographic essay") is a set or series of photographs that
are intended to tell a story or evoke a series of emotions in the viewer. A photo
essay will often show pictures in deep emotional stages. Photo essays range from
purely photographic works to photographs with captions or small notes to full text
essays with a few or many accompanying photographs.
Photo essays can be sequential
in nature, intended to be viewed in a particular order, or they may consist of non-ordered
photographs which may be viewed all at once or in an order chosen by the viewer.
All photo essays are collections of photographs, but not all collections of photographs
are photo essays. Photo essays often address a certain issue or attempt to capture
the character of places and events. (Wikipedia)