photoessay
Pictures tell story
A photoessay is a series of photographs arranged to tell a story or explore a theme, often with minimal accompanying text.
The images work together as a unified narrative rather than standing alone: Her photoessay on migrant workers ran in the Sunday magazine.
Also spelled photo essay.
Factual news writing
- exposéInvestigative journalism piece
- documentaryFactual film about reality
- investigativeDevoted to examination
- editorialPublication's official viewpoint article
feature · correspondent · dispatch · photojournalist · coverage · publication · assignment · deadline
Assembled sequence of images
- collageAssembled mixed-media artwork
- sequenceOrdered succession of elements
- portfolioCollected works or assets
- seriesOrdered set of related items
layout · spread · diptych · triptych · gallery · exhibit · curation · tableau
Recounting events aloud
- chronicleOrdered historical record
- vignetteBrief evocative description
- accountRecord of dealings
- documentationWritten proof or instructions
testimony · portrait · profile · journey · exploration · memoir · diary · travelogue
Arranged elements forming whole
- framingStructural or contextual shaping
- contrastNotable difference between things
- juxtapositionAdjacent contrasting placement
- perspectiveAttitude or spatial rendering
lighting · texture · depth · focus · shadows · highlights · black-and-white · color
Factual film about reality
- ethnographySystematic study of peoples
- humanitarianHelper of suffering people
- activismDirect effort for reform
- awarenessState of perceiving reality
advocacy · community · culture · identity · migration · poverty · inequality · environment
reportage
Factual news writing
- exposéInvestigative journalism piece
- documentaryFactual film about reality
- investigativeDevoted to examination
editorial · feature · correspondent · dispatch · photojournalist · coverage · publication · assignment · deadline · caption
montage
Assembled sequence of images
- collageAssembled mixed-media artwork
- sequenceOrdered succession of elements
- portfolioCollected works or assets
series · layout · spread · diptych · triptych · gallery · exhibit · curation · tableau · vignette
storytelling
Recounting events aloud
documentation · testimony · portrait · profile · journey · exploration · memoir · diary · travelogue · behind-the-scenes
composition
Arranged elements forming whole
- framingStructural or contextual shaping
- contrastNotable difference between things
- juxtapositionAdjacent contrasting placement
perspective · lighting · texture · depth · focus · shadows · highlights · black-and-white · color · tone
documentary
Factual film about reality
- ethnographySystematic study of peoples
- humanitarianHelper of suffering people
- activismDirect effort for reform
awareness · advocacy · community · culture · identity · migration · poverty · inequality · environment · conflict
photoessaydocumentary film
Non-fiction recorded visual narrative
podcast · video essay · film · prose · oral narrative
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