“If I could tell the story in words, I wouldn't need to lug around a camera.” ~Lewis Hine
Do you agree or disagree with this quote? Why?
Describe situations when photographic images reveal “the story” (as compared to words).
Describe situations when words reveal “the story” (as compared to images).
I do disagree with this statement. Photo's tell all kinds of stories. Photo's document. They tell us stories about family, tragedy, nature, our memories, our hardships...Sometimes photos tell stories better than words. Like if I say "oh i saw the most beatiful flower, i have never seen anything like it" and you ask me to explain it to you, we could be stuck there for hours while i try to give a poor description of what I saw. A picture of that flower, it's depths and colors and the way the light might hit it's curves, the shapes and everything in between, is so much more powerful than a simple string of words.
In the other hand, a picture of a couple people yelling and arguing, doesn't tell you a whole lot. Sure it says "They're arguing.", but it doesn't say what they are arguing over, and why, and the tone of their voices.
Regardless, we cannot always substitute photo's for words, and words for photos. But we can supplement one with the other, which would make for a far better story anyway.
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