Photo Story

A photo story is the intentional use of photos or images and the words or caption that was used to come up with a story ... not necessarily the literal meaning of what is obviously shown. 

To better understand the photo story, it would help to understand what a photo story is not. Try to read the words and caption that goes with it. At the end you will realize ... the photo story tries to convey and inject a more deeper meaning ... you will be surprise ... a moral lesson will just fall off in your lap. 

In photojournalism, the technique used depends heavily on the way the author associate the photo or the image to the caption or text and how he played with both of them. In photo stories the author wants to explore the theme or the idea.  If the readers identify the theme ... and live through the photos ... then the photo story and its caption was done right and was successful in its intent.

Just like the image above ... it is far from reality where birds will drop by and pay you a visit when you are sick. It is surreal and was exaggeratedly done.  What we don't realize the author tricked us by telling us a story or essay not necessarily in words but by the use of images. And the caption or text that goes with it helps narrates and navigate the story.

The image above is obviously referring to friendships. When the man was unable to do his routine visit in the park, the birds were worried sick what happened to him.

It goes to show that out of 100 friends you have ... the real ones showed up when it mattered.

If you are a good person ... a lot of your friends value that.  And the only way to show that ... in your absence ... is when they will make you feel that they miss you.  Either they will call you ... or pay you a visit at home.

The same perspective can also applied to family, romantic and other types of relationships.