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Hawaii Tropical Bioreserve
This is just one photo of the full photographic narrative of a wonderful few days in Hilo, Hawaii. Here, we explored the town, farmer’s markets, found our new favorite brewery (Ola), and of course, explored the awe-inspiring Hawaii Tropical Bioreserve pictured here.
What is a photographic narrative?
My definition: “A sequence of photos deliberately arranged to follow a character or set of characters over time”.
This is different from how I see the term used the majority of the time, in that it usually seems to refer to a collection of photos which, when displayed juxtaposed, demonstrate some theme or concept. To me, this is not a story. To me, a story must follow a character or set of characters, and must have a temporal dimension. And this is what I attempt to capture in my photographic narratives. When displayed in sequence, these photos allow the viewer to follow the events of a story as they unfold over time, almost like a collection of stills from a movie.
Read my full thoughts on photographic narratives, and my path to this storytelling medium here.
Hawaii Tropical Bioreserve
This is just one photo of the full photographic narrative of a wonderful few days in Hilo, Hawaii. Here, we explored the town, farmer’s markets, found our new favorite brewery (Ola), and of course, explored the awe-inspiring Hawaii Tropical Bioreserve pictured here.
What is a photographic narrative?
My definition: “A sequence of photos deliberately arranged to follow a character or set of characters over time”.
This is different from how I see the term used the majority of the time, in that it usually seems to refer to a collection of photos which, when displayed juxtaposed, demonstrate some theme or concept. To me, this is not a story. To me, a story must follow a character or set of characters, and must have a temporal dimension. And this is what I attempt to capture in my photographic narratives. When displayed in sequence, these photos allow the viewer to follow the events of a story as they unfold over time, almost like a collection of stills from a movie.
Read my full thoughts on photographic narratives, and my path to this storytelling medium here.