Photo Essay
There are several conventional ways to structure the narrative of a story, sometimes photographers will use a combination of the options presented below:
Check out some examples:
http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/magazine/photo-essays-index.html
http://www.motherjones.com/photoessays
http://lens.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/10/13/showcase-63/
http://andrewlmoore.com/#
http://www.zednelson.com/?GunNation:1
http://invisiblephotographer.asia/2011/10/13/reminders-project-asian-photographers-grant-finalist-1-gmb-akash/
- Process: essentially the photographer is showing how something is done from beginning to end. How a sculpture is made. A sports competition. Even an arrest and court case.
- Chronology: real or implied, you can let time structure your story. A very typical way to structure a story through time is as a ‘day in the life’ piece.
- Highlights: in reality all photo stories are highlights stories in that the photographer should always seek to relay the most important visual elements of a story. But some stories are structure less to illustrate a clear story line and more to show the peak moments or most dramatic aspects of the topic. For example, a year-in-review story or coverage of a natural disaster or a story after the death of a public figure that highlights the most significant moments in his or her career. When news organizations do this kind of story often the work of several photographers — and maybe even crowd-sourced photos — are used.
Check out some examples:
http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/magazine/photo-essays-index.html
http://www.motherjones.com/photoessays
http://lens.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/10/13/showcase-63/
http://andrewlmoore.com/#
http://www.zednelson.com/?GunNation:1
http://invisiblephotographer.asia/2011/10/13/reminders-project-asian-photographers-grant-finalist-1-gmb-akash/