"My Mum died suddenly on September 4th, 2006. After she died, I realized how much she'd been shielding me from my father's mental state. He doesn't have Alzheimer's, but he has no short-term memory, and is often lost. I took him to the funeral, but when he got home, he kept asking me every 15 minutes where my mother was. I had to explain over and over again, that she had died. This was shocking news to him.... -Phillip Toledono writes in the opening passage of a photo essay about his father.
We are looking at this moving photo essay to see how emotion and intimacy can be conveyed to the viewer in pictures and by the accompanying captions. When creating a photo essay, it's important not only to communicate the concept behind the story, but also the emotional content.
There are many ways to edit, sequence and lay out your photo essay. In class, we will be looking at some things to consider in this regard.
