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How to Create an Engaging Photo Essay (with Examples)

Photo essays tell a story in pictures. They're a great way to improve at photography and story-telling skills at once. Learn how to do create a great one.

Learn | Photography Guides | By Ana Mireles

Photography is a medium used to tell stories – sometimes they are told in one picture, sometimes you need a whole series. Those series can be photo essays.

If you’ve never done a photo essay before, or you’re simply struggling to find your next project, this article will be of help. I’ll be showing you what a photo essay is and how to go about doing one.

You’ll also find plenty of photo essay ideas and some famous photo essay examples from recent times that will serve you as inspiration.

If you’re ready to get started, let’s jump right in!

Table of Contents

What is a Photo Essay?

A photo essay is a series of images that share an overarching theme as well as a visual and technical coherence to tell a story. Some people refer to a photo essay as a photo series or a photo story – this often happens in photography competitions.

Photographic history is full of famous photo essays. Think about The Great Depression by Dorothea Lange, Like Brother Like Sister by Wolfgang Tillmans, Gandhi’s funeral by Henri Cartier Bresson, amongst others.

What are the types of photo essay?

Despite popular belief, the type of photo essay doesn’t depend on the type of photography that you do – in other words, journalism, documentary, fine art, or any other photographic genre is not a type of photo essay.

Instead, there are two main types of photo essays: narrative and thematic .

As you have probably already guessed, the thematic one presents images pulled together by a topic – for example, global warming. The images can be about animals and nature as well as natural disasters devastating cities. They can happen all over the world or in the same location, and they can be captured in different moments in time – there’s a lot of flexibility.

A narrative photo essa y, on the other hand, tells the story of a character (human or not), portraying a place or an event. For example, a narrative photo essay on coffee would document the process from the planting and harvesting – to the roasting and grinding until it reaches your morning cup.

What are some of the key elements of a photo essay?

  • Tell a unique story – A unique story doesn’t mean that you have to photograph something that nobody has done before – that would be almost impossible! It means that you should consider what you’re bringing to the table on a particular topic.
  • Put yourself into the work – One of the best ways to make a compelling photo essay is by adding your point of view, which can only be done with your life experiences and the way you see the world.
  • Add depth to the concept – The best photo essays are the ones that go past the obvious and dig deeper in the story, going behind the scenes, or examining a day in the life of the subject matter – that’s what pulls in the spectator.
  • Nail the technique – Even if the concept and the story are the most important part of a photo essay, it won’t have the same success if it’s poorly executed.
  • Build a structure – A photo essay is about telling a thought-provoking story – so, think about it in a narrative way. Which images are going to introduce the topic? Which ones represent a climax? How is it going to end – how do you want the viewer to feel after seeing your photo series?
  • Make strong choices – If you really want to convey an emotion and a unique point of view, you’re going to need to make some hard decisions. Which light are you using? Which lens? How many images will there be in the series? etc., and most importantly for a great photo essay is the why behind those choices.

9 Tips for Creating a Photo Essay

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1. Choose something you know

To make a good photo essay, you don’t need to travel to an exotic location or document a civil war – I mean, it’s great if you can, but you can start close to home.

Depending on the type of photography you do and the topic you’re looking for in your photographic essay, you can photograph a local event or visit an abandoned building outside your town.

It will be much easier for you to find a unique perspective and tell a better story if you’re already familiar with the subject. Also, consider that you might have to return a few times to the same location to get all the photos you need.

2. Follow your passion

Most photo essays take dedication and passion. If you choose a subject that might be easy, but you’re not really into it – the results won’t be as exciting. Taking photos will always be easier and more fun if you’re covering something you’re passionate about.

3. Take your time

A great photo essay is not done in a few hours. You need to put in the time to research it, conceptualizing it, editing, etc. That’s why I previously recommended following your passion because it takes a lot of dedication, and if you’re not passionate about it – it’s difficult to push through.

4. Write a summary or statement

Photo essays are always accompanied by some text. You can do this in the form of an introduction, write captions for each photo or write it as a conclusion. That’s up to you and how you want to present the work.

5. Learn from the masters

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Making a photographic essay takes a lot of practice and knowledge. A great way to become a better photographer and improve your storytelling skills is by studying the work of others. You can go to art shows, review books and magazines and look at the winners in photo contests – most of the time, there’s a category for photo series.

6. Get a wide variety of photos

Think about a story – a literary one. It usually tells you where the story is happening, who is the main character, and it gives you a few details to make you engage with it, right?

The same thing happens with a visual story in a photo essay – you can do some wide-angle shots to establish the scenes and some close-ups to show the details. Make a shot list to ensure you cover all the different angles.

Some of your pictures should guide the viewer in, while others are more climatic and regard the experience they are taking out of your photos.

7. Follow a consistent look

Both in style and aesthetics, all the images in your series need to be coherent. You can achieve this in different ways, from the choice of lighting, the mood, the post-processing, etc.

8. Be self-critical

Once you have all the photos, make sure you edit them with a good dose of self-criticism. Not all the pictures that you took belong in the photo essay. Choose only the best ones and make sure they tell the full story.

9. Ask for constructive feedback

Often, when we’re working on a photo essay project for a long time, everything makes perfect sense in our heads. However, someone outside the project might not be getting the idea. It’s important that you get honest and constructive criticism to improve your photography.

How to Create a Photo Essay in 5 Steps

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1. Choose your topic

This is the first step that you need to take to decide if your photo essay is going to be narrative or thematic. Then, choose what is it going to be about?

Ideally, it should be something that you’re interested in, that you have something to say about it, and it can connect with other people.

2. Research your topic

To tell a good story about something, you need to be familiar with that something. This is especially true when you want to go deeper and make a compelling photo essay. Day in the life photo essays are a popular choice, since often, these can be performed with friends and family, whom you already should know well.

3. Plan your photoshoot

Depending on what you’re photographing, this step can be very different from one project to the next. For a fine art project, you might need to find a location, props, models, a shot list, etc., while a documentary photo essay is about planning the best time to do the photos, what gear to bring with you, finding a local guide, etc.

Every photo essay will need different planning, so before taking pictures, put in the required time to get things right.

4. Experiment

It’s one thing to plan your photo shoot and having a shot list that you have to get, or else the photo essay won’t be complete. It’s another thing to miss out on some amazing photo opportunities that you couldn’t foresee.

So, be prepared but also stay open-minded and experiment with different settings, different perspectives, etc.

5. Make a final selection

Editing your work can be one of the hardest parts of doing a photo essay. Sometimes we can be overly critical, and others, we get attached to bad photos because we put a lot of effort into them or we had a great time doing them.

Try to be as objective as possible, don’t be afraid to ask for opinions and make various revisions before settling down on a final cut.

7 Photo Essay Topics, Ideas & Examples

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  • Architectural photo essay

Using architecture as your main subject, there are tons of photo essay ideas that you can do. For some inspiration, you can check out the work of Francisco Marin – who was trained as an architect and then turned to photography to “explore a different way to perceive things”.

You can also lookup Luisa Lambri. Amongst her series, you’ll find many photo essay examples in which architecture is the subject she uses to explore the relationship between photography and space.

  • Process and transformation photo essay

This is one of the best photo essay topics for beginners because the story tells itself. Pick something that has a beginning and an end, for example, pregnancy, the metamorphosis of a butterfly, the life-cycle of a plant, etc.

Keep in mind that these topics are linear and give you an easy way into the narrative flow – however, it might be difficult to find an interesting perspective and a unique point of view.

  • A day in the life of ‘X’ photo essay

There are tons of interesting photo essay ideas in this category – you can follow around a celebrity, a worker, your child, etc. You don’t even have to do it about a human subject – think about doing a photo essay about a day in the life of a racing horse, for example – find something that’s interesting for you.

  • Time passing by photo essay

It can be a natural site or a landmark photo essay – whatever is close to you will work best as you’ll need to come back multiple times to capture time passing by. For example, how this place changes throughout the seasons or maybe even over the years.

A fun option if you live with family is to document a birthday party each year, seeing how the subject changes over time. This can be combined with a transformation essay or sorts, documenting the changes in interpersonal relationships over time.

  • Travel photo essay

Do you want to make the jump from tourist snapshots into a travel photo essay? Research the place you’re going to be travelling to. Then, choose a topic.

If you’re having trouble with how to do this, check out any travel magazine – National Geographic, for example. They won’t do a generic article about Texas – they do an article about the beach life on the Texas Gulf Coast and another one about the diverse flavors of Texas.

The more specific you get, the deeper you can go with the story.

  • Socio-political issues photo essay

This is one of the most popular photo essay examples – it falls under the category of photojournalism or documental photography. They are usually thematic, although it’s also possible to do a narrative one.

Depending on your topic of interest, you can choose topics that involve nature – for example, document the effects of global warming. Another idea is to photograph protests or make an education photo essay.

It doesn’t have to be a big global issue; you can choose something specific to your community – are there too many stray dogs? Make a photo essay about a local animal shelter. The topics are endless.

  • Behind the scenes photo essay

A behind-the-scenes always make for a good photo story – people are curious to know what happens and how everything comes together before a show.

Depending on your own interests, this can be a photo essay about a fashion show, a theatre play, a concert, and so on. You’ll probably need to get some permissions, though, not only to shoot but also to showcase or publish those images.

4 Best Photo Essays in Recent times

Now that you know all the techniques about it, it might be helpful to look at some photo essay examples to see how you can put the concept into practice. Here are some famous photo essays from recent times to give you some inspiration.

Habibi by Antonio Faccilongo

This photo essay wan the World Press Photo Story of the Year in 2021. Faccilongo explores a very big conflict from a very specific and intimate point of view – how the Israeli-Palestinian war affects the families.

He chose to use a square format because it allows him to give order to things and eliminate unnecessary elements in his pictures.

With this long-term photo essay, he wanted to highlight the sense of absence and melancholy women and families feel towards their husbands away at war.

The project then became a book edited by Sarah Leen and the graphics of Ramon Pez.

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Picture This: New Orleans by Mary Ellen Mark

The last assignment before her passing, Mary Ellen Mark travelled to New Orleans to register the city after a decade after Hurricane Katrina.

The images of the project “bring to life the rebirth and resilience of the people at the heart of this tale”, – says CNNMoney, commissioner of the work.

Each survivor of the hurricane has a story, and Mary Ellen Mark was there to record it. Some of them have heartbreaking stories about everything they had to leave behind.

Others have a story of hope – like Sam and Ben, two eight-year-olds born from frozen embryos kept in a hospital that lost power supply during the hurricane, yet they managed to survive.

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Selfie by Cindy Sherman

Cindy Sherman is an American photographer whose work is mainly done through self-portraits. With them, she explores the concept of identity, gender stereotypes, as well as visual and cultural codes.

One of her latest photo essays was a collaboration with W Magazine entitled Selfie. In it, the author explores the concept of planned candid photos (‘plandid’).

The work was made for Instagram, as the platform is well known for the conflict between the ‘real self’ and the one people present online. Sherman started using Facetune, Perfect365 and YouCam to alter her appearance on selfies – in Photoshop, you can modify everything, but these apps were designed specifically to “make things prettier”- she says, and that’s what she wants to explore in this photo essay.

Tokyo Compression by Michael Wolf

Michael Wolf has an interest in the broad-gauge topic Life in Cities. From there, many photo essays have been derived – amongst them – Tokyo Compression .

He was horrified by the way people in Tokyo are forced to move to the suburbs because of the high prices of the city. Therefore, they are required to make long commutes facing 1,5 hours of train to start their 8+ hour workday followed by another 1,5 hours to get back home.

To portray this way of life, he photographed the people inside the train pressed against the windows looking exhausted, angry or simply absent due to this way of life.

You can visit his website to see other photo essays that revolve around the topic of life in megacities.

Final Words

It’s not easy to make photo essays, so don’t expect to be great at it right from your first project.

Start off small by choosing a specific subject that’s interesting to you –  that will come from an honest place, and it will be a great practice for some bigger projects along the line.

Whether you like to shoot still life or you’re a travel photographer, I hope these photo essay tips and photo essay examples can help you get started and grow in your photography.

Let us know which topics you are working on right now – we’ll love to hear from you!

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How to Create a Photo Essay in 9 Steps (with Examples)

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What is a photo essay?

  • Photo essays vs photo stories
  • How photo essays help you
  • 9 Steps to create photo essays

How to share your photo essays

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Gather up a handful of images that seem to go together, and voila! It’s a photo essay, right? Well… no. Though, this is a common misconception.

In reality, a photo essay is much more thoughtful and structured than that. When you take the time to craft one, you’re using skills from all facets of our craft – from composition to curation.

In this guide, you’ll learn what makes a photo essay an amazing project that stretches your skills. You'll also learn exactly how to make one step by step.

  • Photo essay vs photo story

A photo essay is a collection of images based around a theme, a topic, a creative approach, or an exploration of an idea. Photo essays balance visual variety with a cohesive style and concept.

What's the difference between a photo essay and a photo story?

The terms photo essay and photo story are often used interchangeably. Even the dictionary definition of “photo essay” includes using images to convey either a theme or a story.

But in my experience, a photo essay and a photo story are two different things. As you delve into the field of visual storytelling, distinguishing between the two helps you to take a purposeful approach to what you’re making .

The differences ultimately lie in the distinctions between theme, topic and story.

Themes are big-picture concepts. Example: Wildness

Topics are more specific than themes, but still overarching. Example : Wild bears of Yellowstone National Park

Stories are specific instances or experiences that happen within, or provide an example for, a topic or theme. Example: A certain wild bear became habituated to tourists and was relocated to maintain its wildness

Unlike a theme or topic, a story has particular elements that make it a story. They include leading characters, a setting, a narrative arc, conflict, and (usually) resolution.

With that in mind, we can distingush between a photo essay and a photo story.

Themes and Topics vs Stories

A photo essay revolves around a topic, theme, idea, or concept. It visually explores a big-picture something .

This allows a good deal of artistic leeway where a photographer can express their vision, philosophies, opinions, or artistic expression as they create their images.

A photo story  is a portfolio of images that illustrate – you guessed it – a story.

Because of this, there are distinct types of images that a photo story uses that add to the understanding, insight, clarity and meaning to the story for viewers. While they can certainly be artistically crafted and visually stunning, photo stories document something happening, and rely on visual variety for capturing the full experience.

A photo essay doesn’t need to have the same level of structured variety that a photo story requires. It can have images that overlap or are similar, as they each explore various aspects of a theme.

An urban coyote walks across a road near an apartment building

Photo essays can be about any topic. If you live in a city, consider using your nature photography to make an essay about the wildlife that lives in your neighborhood . 

The role of text with photos

A photo story typically runs alongside text that narrates the story. We're a visual species, and the images help us feel like we are there, experiencing what's happening. So, the images add significant power to the text, but they're often a partner to it.

This isn’t always the case, of course. Sometimes photo stories don’t need or use text. It’s like reading a graphic novel that doesn’t use text. Moving through the different images that build on each other ultimately unveils the narrative.

Photo essays don’t need to rely on text to illuminate the images' theme or topic. The photographer may use captions (or even a text essay), or they may let the images speak for themselves.

Definitions are helpful guidelines (not strict rules)

Some people categorize photo essays as either narrative or thematic. That's essentially just calling photo stories “narrative photo essays” and photo essays “thematic photo essays.”

But, a story is a defined thing, and any writer/editor will tell you themes and topics are not the same as stories. And we use the word “story” in our daily lives as it’s defined. So, it makes far more sense to name the difference between a photo essay and a photo story, and bask in the same clarity writers enjoy .

Photo stories illustrate a particular experience, event, narrative, something that happened or is happening.

Photo essays explore an idea, concept, topic, theme, creative approach, big-picture something .

Both photo essays and photo stories are immensely powerful visual tools. And yes, the differences between them can certainly be blurred, as is always the case with art.

Simply use this distinction as a general guideline, providing extra clarity around what you’re making and why you're making it.

To dig into specific types of images used to create powerful photo stories, check out this training: 6 Must-Have Shots for a Photo Story. 

Meanwhile, let’s dig deeper into photo essays.

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Photo essays are a chance to try new styles or techniques that stretch your skills and creativity. This image was part of an essay exploring simplicity and shape, and helped me learn new skills in black and white post-processing.

How photo essays improve your photography

Creating photo essays is an amazing antidote if you’ve ever felt a lack of direction or purpose in your photography. Photo essays help build your photographic skills in at least 3 important ways.

1. You become more strategic in creating a body of work

It's easy to get stuck in a rut of photographing whatever pops up in front of you. And when you do, you end up with a collection of stand-alone shots.

These singles may work fine as a print, a quick Instagram post, or an addition to your gallery of shots on your website. But amassing a bunch of one-off shots limits your opportunities as a photographer for everything from exhibits to getting your work published.

Building photo essays pushes you to think strategically about what you photograph, why, and how. You're working toward a particular deliverable – a cohesive visual essay – with the images you create.

This elevates your skills in crafting your photo essay, and in how you curate the rest of your work, from galleries on your website to selecting images to sell as prints .

2. You become more purposeful in your composition skills

Composition is so much more than just following the rule of thirds, golden spirals, or thinking about the angle of light in a shot.

Composition is also about thinking ahead in what you’re trying to accomplish with a photograph – from what you’re saying through it to its emotional impact on a viewer – and where it fits within a larger body of work.

Photo essays push you to think critically about each shot – from coming up with fresh compositions for familiar subjects, to devising surprising compositions to fit within a collection, to creating compositions that expand on what’s already in a photo essay.

You’re pushed beyond creating a single pleasing frame, which leads you to shoot more thoughtfully and proactively than ever.

(Here’s a podcast episode on switching from reactive shooting to proactive shooting.)

3. You develop strong editing and curation skills

Selecting which images stay, and which get left behind is one of the hardest jobs on a photographer’s to-do list. Mostly, it’s because of emotional attachment.

You might think it’s an amazing shot because you know the effort that went into capturing it. Or perhaps when you look at it, you get a twinge of the joy or exhilaration you felt the moment you captured it. There’s also the second-guessing that goes into which of two similar images is the best – which will people like more? So you’re tempted to just show both.

Ultimately, great photographers appear all the more skilled because they only show their best work. That in and of itself is a skill they’ve developed through years of ruthlessly editing their own work.

Because the most powerful photo essays only show a handful of extraordinary images, you’re bound to develop the very same critical skill (and look all the more talented because of it).

Photo essays are also a great stepping stone to creating photo stories. If you’re interested in moving beyond stand-alone shots and building stories, shooting photo essays will get your creative brain limbered up and ready for the adventure of photo stories.

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A photo essay exploring the natural history of a favorite species is an exciting opportunity for an in-depth study. For me, that was a photo essay on emotive images of the American dipper (Cinclus mexicanus) as it hunts in streams. 

9 Simple steps to create your photo essays

1. clarify your theme.

Choose a theme, topic, or concept you want to explore. Spend some time getting crystal clear on what you want to focus on. It helps to write out a few sentences, or even a few paragraphs noting:

  • What you want the essay to be about
  • What kinds of images you want to create as part of it
  • How you’ll photograph the images
  • The style, techniques, or gear you might use to create your images
  • What “success” looks like when you’re done with your photo essay

You don’t have to stick to what you write down, of course. It can change during the image creation process. But fleshing your idea out on paper goes a long way in clarifying your photo essay theme and how you’ll go about creating it.

2. Create your images

Grab your camera and head outside!

As you’re photographing your essay, allow yourself some freedom to experiment. Try unusual compositions or techniques that are new to you.

Stretch your style a little, or “try on” the style of other photographers you admire who have photographed similar subjects.

Photo essays are wonderful opportunities to push yourself outside of your comfort zone and grow as a photographer.

Remember that a photo essay is a visually cohesive collection of images that make sense together. So, while you might stretch yourself into new terrain as you shoot, try to keep that approach, style, or strategy consistent.

Don’t be afraid to create lots of images. It’s great to have lots to choose from in the editing process, which comes up next.

3. Pull together your wide edit

Once you’ve created your images, pull together all the images that might make the cut. This could be as many as 40-60 images. Include anything you want to consider for the final essay in the wide edit.

From here, start weeding out images that:

  • are weaker in composition or subject matter
  • stand out like a sore thumb from the rest of the collection
  • Are similar to other stronger images in the collection

It's helpful to review the images at thumbnail size. You make more instinctive decisions and can more easily see the body of work as a whole. If an image is strong even at thumbnail size to stand out from similar frames while also partnering well with other images in the collection, that's a good sign it's strong enough for the essay.

4. Post-process your images for a cohesive look

Now it’s time to post-process the images. Use whatever editing software you’re comfortable with to polish your images.

Again, a photo essay has a cohesive visual look. If you use presets, filters, or other tools, use them across all the images.

5. Finalize your selection

It’s time to make the tough decisions. Select only the strongest for your photo essay from your group of images.

Each image should be strong enough to stand on its own and make sense as part of the whole group.

Many photo essays range from 8-12 images. But of course, it varies based on the essay. The number of images you have in your final photo essay is up to you.

Remember, less is more. A photo essay is most powerful when each image deserves to be included.

6. Put your images in a purposeful order

Create a visual flow with your images. Decide which image is first, and build from there. Use compositions, colors, and subject matter to decide which image goes next, then next, then next in the order.

Think of it like music: notes are arranged in a way that builds energy, or slows it down, surprise listeners with a new refrain, or drop into a familiar chorus. How the notes are ordered creates emotional arcs for listeners.

How you order your images is similar.

Think of the experience a viewer will have as they look at one image, then the next, and the next. Order your images so they create the experience you want your audience to have.

7. Get feedback

The best photographers make space for feedback, even when it’s tough to hear. Your work benefits from not just hearing feedback, but listening to it and applying what you learn from it.

Show your photo essay to people who have different sensibilities or tastes. Friends, family members, fellow photographers – anyone you trust to give you honest feedback.

Watch their reactions and hear what they say about what they’re seeing. Use their feedback to guide you in the next step.

8. Refine, revise, and finalize

Let your photo essay marinate for a little while. Take a day or two away from it. Then use your freshened eyes and the feedback you received from the previous step to refine your essay.

Swap out any selects you might want to change and reorder the images if needed.

9. Add captions

Even if you don’t plan on displaying captions with your images, captioning your images is a great practice to get into. It gives context, story, and important information to each image. And, more than likely, you will want to use these captions at some point when you share your photo essay, which we dive into later in this article.

Add captions to the image files using Lightroom, Bridge, or other software programs.

Create a document, such as a Google or Word doc, with captions for each image.

In your captions, share a bit about the story behind the image, or the creation process. Add whatever makes sense to share that provides a greater understanding of the image and its purpose.

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Photo essays allow you to explore deliberate style choices, such as a focus on shapes, patterns, textures, and lines. Since each photo is part of a larger essay, it encourages you to be bold with choices you might not otherwise make. 

5 Examples of amazing nature photo essays

1. “how the water shapes us” from the nature conservancy.

Screenshot of the landing page of photo essay how the water shapes us from nature conservancy

This gorgeous essay, crafted with the work of multiple photographers, explores the people and places within the Mississippi River basin. Through the images, we gain a sense of how the water influences life from the headwater all the way to the Gulf of Mexico. Notice how each photographer is tasked with the same theme, yet approaches it with their own distinct style and vision. It is a wonderful example of the sheer level of visual variety you can have while maintaining a consistent style or theme.

View it here

2. “A Cyclist on the English Landscape” from New York Times’ The World Through A Lens series

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This photo essay is a series of self-portraits by travel photographer Roff Smith while “stuck” at home during the pandemic. As he peddled the roads making portraits, the project evolved into a “celebration of traveling at home”. It’s a great example of how visually consistent you can be inside a theme while making each image completely unique.

3. “Vermont, Dressed In Snow” from New York Times’ The World Through A Lens series

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This essay by aerial photographer Caleb Kenna uses a very common photo essay theme: snow. Because all images are aerial photographs, there’s a consistency to them. Yet, the compositions are utterly unique from one another. It’s a great example of keeping viewers surprised as they move from one image to the next while still maintaining a clear focus on the theme.

4. “Starling-Studded Skies” from bioGraphic Magazine

Screenshot of the landing page of photo essay starling-studded-skies from biographic magazine

This beautiful essay is by Kathryn Cooper, a physicist trained in bioinformatics, and a talented photographer. She used a 19th century photographic technique, chronophotography, to create images that give us a look at the art and science of starling murmurations. She states: “I’m interested in the transient moments when chaos briefly changes to order, and thousands of individual bodies appear to move as one.” This essay is a great example of deep exploration of a concept using a specific photographic technique.

View it here   (Note: must be viewed on desktop)

5. “These Scrappy Photos Capture the Action-Packed World Beneath a Bird Feeder” from Audubon Magazine

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This photo essay from conservation photographer Carla Rhodes explores the wildlife that takes advantage of the bounty of food waiting under bird feeders . Using remote camera photography , Rhodes gives viewers a unique ground-level perspective and captures moments that make us feel like we’re in conversation with friends in the Hundred Acre Woods. This essay is a great example of how perspective, personality, and chance can all come into play as you explore both an idea and a technique.

25 Ideas for creative photo essays you can make

The possibilities for photo essays are truly endless – from the concepts you explore to the techniques you use and styles you apply.

Choose an idea, hone your unique perspective on it, then start applying the 9 simple steps from above. 

  • The life of a plant or animal (your favorite species, a species living in your yard, etc)
  • The many shapes of a single species (a tree species, a bird species, etc)
  • How a place changes over time
  • The various moods of a place
  • A conservation issue you care about
  • Math in nature
  • Urban nature
  • Seasonal changes
  • Your yard as a space for nature
  • Shifting climate and its impacts
  • Human impacts on environments
  • Elements: Water, wind, fire, earth
  • Day in the life (of a person, a place, a stream, a tree…)
  • Outdoor recreation (birding, kayaking, hiking, naturalist journaling…)
  • Wildlife rehabilitation
  • Lunar cycles
  • Sunlight and shadows
  • Your local watershed
  • Coexistence

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As you zero in on a photo essay theme, consider two things: what most excites you about an idea, and what about it pushes you out of your comfort zone. The heady mix of joy and challenge will ensure you stick with it. 

Your photo essay is ready for the world! Decide how you’d like to make an impact with your work. You might use one or several of the options below.

1. Share it on your website

Create a gallery or a scrollytelling page on your website. This is a great way to drive traffic to your website where people can peruse your photo essay and the rest of the photography you have.

Putting it on your website and optimizing your images for SEO helps you build organic traffic and potentially be discovered by a broader audience, including photo editors.

2. Create a scrollytelling web page

If you enjoy the experience of immersive visual experiences, consider making one using your essay. And no, you don’t have to be a whiz at code to make it happen.

Shorthand helps you build web pages with scrollytelling techniques that make a big impression on viewers. Their free plan allows you to publish 3 essays or stories.

3. Create a Medium post

If you don’t have a website and want to keep things simple, a post on Medium is a great option.

Though it’s known for being a platform for bloggers, it’s also possible to add images to a post for a simple scroll.

And, because readers can discover and share posts, it’s a good place for your photos to get the attention of people who might not otherwise come across it.

4. Share it on Instagram

Instagram has changed a lot over the last couple of years, but it’s still a place for photographers to share their work thoughtfully.

There are at least 3 great ways to share your photo essay on the platform.

– Create a single post for each image. Add a caption. Publish one post per day until the full essay is on your feed. Share each post via Instagram Stories to bring more attention and interaction to your photo essay.

– Create a carousel post. You can add up 10 photos to a carousel post, so you may need to create two of them for your full photo essay. Or you might create a series of carousel posts using 3-4 images in each.

– Create a Reel featuring your images as a video.  The algorithm heavily favors reels, so turning your photo essay into a video experience can get it out to a larger audience.

I ran a “create a reel” challenge in my membership community. One member created a reel with her still images around a serious conservation issue. It gathered a ton of attention and landed her opportunities to share her message through YouTube and podcast interviews and publishing opportunities. Watch it here.

5. Exhibit it locally

Reach out to local galleries, cafes, pubs, or even the public library to see if they’re interested in hanging your photo essay for display. Many local businesses and organizations happily support the work of local artists.

6. Pitch your photo essay to publications

One of the best ways to reach an audience with your work is to get it published. Find publications that are a great fit for the theme and style of your photo essay, then pitch your essay for consideration. You gain a fantastic opportunity to share your work widely and can earn a paycheck at the same time.

Remember that if you want to get your photo essay published, you may want to hold back from sharing it publicly before you pitch it to publications.

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Sanaysay Tungkol sa Basura

Ang basura, na madalas nating makita sa ating paligid, ay nagiging sentro ng maraming usapin sa kasalukuyang panahon. Ito’y nagiging bahagi ng pang-araw-araw na buhay ng bawat isa sa atin, ngunit kakaunti lamang ang tunay na naiintindihan ang malalim na epekto nito sa ating kalikasan at kalusugan. Ang pagtalima sa mga usaping ito ay isang hakbang patungo sa paglikha ng mas malinis at mas maayos na mundo para sa ating mga sarili at para sa mga henerasyon sa hinaharap.

Mga Halimbawa ng Sanaysay Tungkol sa Basura 

Sa pamamagitan ng mga sanaysay tungkol sa basura, ating masusuri at mauunawaan ang mga isyung kaakibat ng pangangalakal, pangangalaga sa kalikasan, at pagbabago ng kaisipan ukol sa pagtatapon ng basura .

May Pera sa Basura 

Ang kilos ng pagtutulungan upang mapanatili ang kalikasan at kumita ng pera ay nagbibigay daan sa konsepto ng “may pera sa basura.” Sa kasalukuyang panahon, mas maraming tao ang nakakakita ng potensyal na kita sa pamamagitan ng recycling at iba pang proyektong may kinalaman sa pag-aayos ng basura.

Sa pamamagitan ng tamang pag-sort, pag-aayos, at pag-recycle ng basura, hindi lamang nililinis natin ang ating kapaligiran, kundi nagiging daan din ito sa pag-angat ng ekonomiya. Ang pag-recycle ng mga materyales tulad ng plastik, papel, at metal ay nagbibigay hindi lamang ng bagong produkto kundi pati na rin ng trabaho para sa marami.

Ang konsepto ng “may pera sa basura” ay naglalaman ng maraming posibilidad. Maaaring ito ay sa anyo ng paggawa ng biodegradable na abono mula sa organikong basura, o pagbuo ng sariwang kagamitan mula sa inire-recycle na materyales. Sa pamamagitan ng mga negosyo at proyektong may layuning mapabuti ang kalikasan, nakikinabang hindi lamang ang mga negosyante kundi ang buong komunidad.

Higit sa lahat, ang pagsusulong ng kampanya para sa mas maayos na pamamahala ng basura ay nagiging daan sa mas mataas na kamalayan ukol sa pagtutulungan ng bawat isa para sa kalikasan at ekonomiya. Ito ay isang tagumpay na hindi lang nagsisilbing kabatiran sa kitang makakamit sa recycling kundi pati na rin ang tagumpay ng bawat isa sa atin na nagtutulungan para sa isang mas malinis at mas progresibong kinabukasan.

Epekto ng Basura sa ating Kalikasan at Kalusugan 

Ang pagdami ng basura sa ating kapaligiran ay nagdudulot ng seryosong epekto sa kalikasan at kalusugan ng tao. Ang hindi maayos na pamamahala sa basura ay nagiging sanhi ng polusyon sa hangin, lupa, at tubig, na may malawakang implikasyon sa kabuuang kalagayan ng kalikasan at kalusugan ng tao.

Ang pagtatapon ng hindi maayos na basura, lalo na ang plastik, ay nagreresulta sa pagtatambak ng mga ito sa mga landfill at ilog. Ito ay nagdudulot ng kontaminasyon sa lupa at tubig, na nagiging sanhi ng pagkawasak ng mga ekosistem. Ang mga kemikal mula sa basura ay maaaring sumiksik sa lupa, nagdudulot ng soil degradation at pagbabawas sa kalidad ng lupa para sa agrikultura.

Ang basura ay nagiging sagabal sa daloy ng tubig, nagdudulot ng pagbaha, at nagpapahirap sa mga ekosistem sa karagatan. Ang mga plastik na nagiging bahagi ng basura ay maaaring makapinsala sa mga hayop at halaman sa ilalim ng tubig. Ang pagkakaroon ng plastik sa mga ilog at karagatan ay nagiging banta sa buhay marina at nanganganib ang mga uri ng isda at iba pang bihirang species.

Sa aspeto ng kalusugan, ang hindi maayos na pamamahala ng basura ay nagiging sanhi ng malawakang pagkalat ng sakit. Ang stagnant na tubig na nabubuo sa mga lugar na pinamumugaran ng basura ay nagiging pook ng mga lamok at iba pang sakit tulad ng dengue at malaria. Ang basura rin ay maaaring maging habitat ng daga at insekto na nagdadala ng iba’t ibang uri ng sakit.

Ang epekto ng basura sa kalikasan at kalusugan ay nagiging mas matindi habang patuloy itong nadaragdagan. Sa harap ng mga ito, mahalaga ang pagtutok sa tamang pamamahala ng basura, recycling, at pagtitiyak na ang bawat isa sa atin ay may bahagi sa pagsusulong ng masusing pangangalaga sa ating kalikasan at kalusugan.

Tamang Pagtatapon ng Basura 

Ang tamang pagtatapon ng basura ay isang pundamental na responsibilidad ng bawat isa sa atin. Ito ay naglalarawan hindi lamang ng ating pagkakakilanlan bilang mga mamamayan kundi pati na rin ng ating pangangalaga sa kalikasan at kapwa.

Sa kabila ng pag-unlad ng teknolohiya at mga inobasyon, marami pa rin sa atin ang nagkakaroon ng kawalan ng kamalayan sa tamang pamamahala ng basura. Ang pagsusuri sa mga tamang hakbang sa pagtatapon ng basura, mula sa pag-sort nito sa pagkolekta at pagdisposal, ay isang malaking hakbang patungo sa mas malinis na kapaligiran.

Ang pag-aaral ng wastong paggamit at pagtatapon ng iba’t ibang uri ng basura, tulad ng biodegradable at hindi biodegradable, ay nagbibigay daan hindi lamang sa pag-iwas sa polusyon kundi pati na rin sa potensyal na pag-recycle at pag-recover ng materyales. Sa pamamagitan ng pagpapatupad ng tamang pagtatapon, nababawasan ang mga landfill at ang pangangailangan ng pag-putol ng mga puno para sa paggawa ng papel.

Ang kampanya para sa tamang pagtatapon ng basura ay nagiging mas makabuluhan kapag ito’y nagsisimula sa antas ng bawat tahanan. Ang edukasyon sa komunidad tungkol sa mga epekto ng maling pagtatapon at ang pagbibigay halaga sa responsibilidad ng bawat isa ay naglalayon na baguhin ang kaisipan ng bawat mamamayan tungkol sa basura.

Sa huli, ang tamang pagtatapon ng basura ay hindi lamang isang gawain kundi isang pagtuturing sa ating kalikasan. Ito ay isang paalala na sa bawat basura na ating iniwan, may kaakibat itong responsibilidad at pagkalinga na dapat nating ituring ng may pagpapahalaga. Ang tamang pagtatapon ng basura ay hindi lamang simpleng gawain, kundi isang hakbang patungo sa mas malinis, mas maayos, at mas responsableng lipunan.

Mga Bagay na Maaaring Gawin sa Basura 

Ang pag-aaksaya ng basura ay isang lumalalang isyu sa ating lipunan, ngunit sa kabila nito, maraming bagay ang maaaring gawin para mapanatili ang pamamahala ng basura. Isa itong pagtutok sa pagiging responsable at malikhain sa paghanap ng mga alternatibong paraan upang mabawasan ang epekto ng basura sa ating kapaligiran.

Una, ang recycling ay isang epektibong paraan upang gawing bagong produkto ang mga inirecycle na materyales. Sa pamamagitan ng pagtutok sa tamang pag-sort at pag-aayos ng basura sa bahay, maaari nating mapanatili ang halaga ng materyales tulad ng papel, karton, plastik, at metal.

Ang composting ay isa pang magandang hakbang. Ang organikong basura tulad ng pagkain, dahon, at basurang halaman ay maaaring gawing compost na maaring gamitin sa pagsasaka. Ito ay hindi lamang nagbubukas ng mas maraming espasyo sa landfill kundi nagbibigay din ng natural na pataba sa lupa.

Bilang isang malikhain na pamamahagi, maaari ring gawing sining o dekorasyon ang ilang mga recyclable na bagay. Ang mga lumang kagamitan, gaya ng bote, lata, at karton, ay maaaring gawing upcycled art o functional na sining.

Sa panahon ngayon, maraming organizational at community efforts ang naglalayong magkaruon ng zero-waste lifestyle. Ang pagbawas ng paggamit ng single-use plastics , paggamit ng reusable na kagamitan, at pagsali sa mga environmental projects ay ilan sa mga hakbang na maaaring gawin upang maging bahagi ng solusyon sa problema ng basura.

Sa pangakalahatan, ang bawat isa sa atin ay may malaking papel na ginagampanan sa pagpapabuti ng pamamahala ng basura. Ang pagiging mapanagot at malikhain sa pagtingin sa basura bilang isang pagkakataon sa halip na isang problema ay nagbubukas ng pinto sa mas maayos na kinabukasan para sa ating kapaligiran at para sa mga susunod pang henerasyon.

Mga Hakbang at Solusyon Upang Mabawasan ang Basura 

Ang paglago ng populasyon at modernisasyon ay naglalagay ng malalaking hamon sa pamamahala ng basura sa buong mundo. Subalit, sa kabila ng mga pagsubok na ito, may mga hakbang at solusyon na maaaring ating gawin upang mapabawasan ang epekto ng basura sa ating kapaligiran.

Isa sa mga pangunahing hakbang ay ang kampanya para sa masusing pagtatapon ng basura. Ang edukasyon tungkol sa wastong pamamahala ng basura ay nagbibigay daan sa mas mataas na kamalayan ng bawat mamamayan. Ang tamang pag-sort at pagtapon ng basura ay naglalagay ng pundasyon para sa maayos na pamamahala nito.

Ang recycling ay isang mahalagang solusyon sa problema ng basura. Sa pamamagitan nito, nabibigyan ng bagong buhay ang mga inirecycle na materyales tulad ng papel, plastik, at metal. Ang pagtutok sa pag-aayos at paggamit ng recycled products ay naglalaan ng alternatibong paraan sa pagbibigay halaga sa materyales.

Ang paggamit ng mga reusable na kagamitan at ang pagiwas sa single-use plastics ay isa ring epektibong hakbang. Ang pag-adopt ng zero-waste lifestyle ay nagpapakita ng pagiging responsableng mamimili at nakakatulong sa pagbawas ng pag-produce ng basura.

Sa pagpapatupad ng mga lokal na ordinansa at regulasyon tungkol sa pamamahala ng basura, maaaring masiguro ang masusing pagtupad mula sa komunidad. Ang mga proyektong pang-komunidad na naglalayong magkaruon ng mas malinis na kapaligiran, tulad ng pagtatanim ng mga puno at paglilinis ng mga ilog, ay nagbibigay daan sa sama-samang pagsusumikap para sa pangangalaga ng kalikasan .

Sa kabuuan, ang pagbawas ng basura ay nangangailangan ng integradong pagsusumikap mula sa bawat isa sa atin. Ang pagsunod sa mga simpleng hakbang at solusyon ay naglalayong hindi lamang mapabawasan ang epekto ng basura sa ating kapaligiran kundi pati na rin ang pag-ambag sa mas malusog at maayos na hinaharap para sa lahat.

Pagrereskilo ng Basura Upang Mas Mapakinabangan Ito 

Ang pagreresiklo ng basura ay isang mahalagang hakbang tungo sa mas maayos na pangangalaga sa kalikasan at paggamit ng likas na yaman . Sa halip na itapon sa landfill o mapadpad sa karagatan, ang mga materyales na maaaring mapakinabangan pa ay maaaring isailalim sa proseso ng pagreresiklo upang magkaruon ng bagong buhay at gamitin muli.

Sa pagreresiklo ng papel at karton, nabibigyan ng pagkakataon ang mga ito na maging bagong papel o iba pang produktong papel. Ito ay naglilikha ng posibilidad na mabawasan ang pagputol ng mga puno at mapanatili ang kalusugan ng ating kagubatan. Ang mga bote at lata na iniresiklo ay maaaring maging bahagi ng bagong produktong plastik o metal, na naglilikha ng bagong materyal na maaaring gamitin sa iba’t ibang industriya.

Ang mga lumang elektronikong kagamitan, tulad ng cellphone, computer, at appliances, ay maaaring isailalim sa proseso ng electronic waste recycling. Ito ay naglilikha ng oportunidad para sa pagkuha ng mga valuable na materyales tulad ng ginto, pilak, at iba pang metal mula sa mga lumang electronic devices.

Isa sa mga pangunahing benepisyo ng pagreresiklo ay ang pagbawas ng dami ng basura na napupunta sa landfill. Ito ay nagdudulot ng pagkakaroon ng mas malinis na kapaligiran at pagbibigay halaga sa mga materyales na maaari pang mapakinabangan.

Ngunit, higit pa sa lahat, ang pagreresiklo ay nagbibigay daan sa isang kultura ng pag-iingat at pagbibigay halaga sa mga likas na yaman. Sa bawat paghihiwalay ng basura at pagsusunod sa proseso ng pagreresiklo, ang bawat isa sa atin ay nagiging bahagi ng pagbabago tungo sa mas sustainable na pamumuhay.

Sa pagreresiklo, hindi lang natin nabibigyan ng bagong silbi ang mga lumang bagay, kundi nagiging bahagi rin tayo ng mas malaking adhikain na mapanatili ang kalusugan ng ating planeta para sa hinaharap.

Edukasyon at Pagpapatupad ng mga Programa Para sa Basura 

Ang edukasyon at mga programa para sa pamamahala ng basura ay naglalarawan ng isang malakas na pundasyon para sa pag-unlad ng malinis na kapaligiran. Ang pagbibigay ng sapat na kaalaman at pagpapatupad ng mga makabuluhang programa ay naglilikha ng masusing kamalayan at malalim na pang-unawa sa mga epekto ng basura sa ating kalikasan.

Sa pamamagitan ng edukasyon , ang bawat isa ay nagkakaroon ng kaalaman sa tamang pag-sort at pagtatapon ng basura. Ang pang-unawa sa mga uri ng basura, tulad ng biodegradable at hindi biodegradable, ay nagbibigay daan sa masusing pag-aayos ng mga ito at nangangalaga sa kalikasan.

Ang mga programa para sa pamamahala ng basura ay nagbibigay ng konkretong hakbang at solusyon sa problemang kinakaharap natin. Ito ay maaaring maglaman ng mga patakaran ukol sa waste segregation, recycling, at pagbabawas ng paggamit ng single-use plastics. Sa pamamagitan ng ganitong mga programa, ang bawat isa ay nahahasa sa tamang pamamahala ng basura sa pang-araw-araw na buhay.

Ang edukasyon at programa para sa basura ay naglilikha rin ng kultura ng responsableng pamumuhay. Ang mga indibidwal, komunidad, at mga institusyon ay nakakabuo ng masusing pangangalaga sa kalikasan, nagiging bahagi sa pangkalahatang layunin ng malinis na kapaligiran.

Higit pa, ang pagpapatupad ng mga programa ay nagbubukas ng pintuan para sa pagkakaroon ng sustainable na pamumuhay. Sa pamamagitan ng pagtaas ng kamalayan sa epekto ng basura, maaaring mas mapanagot tayong lahat sa pagtuklas ng mga alternatibong paraan para sa paggamit ng materyales, pag-recycle, at pagtitiyak na ang bawat hakbang na ating ginagawa ay naglalayong mapanatili ang kagandahan ng ating kalikasan para sa mga darating pang henerasyon.

Sa pagkakaroon ng tamang edukasyon at mga programa, nagiging mas handa tayo na harapin ang hamon ng basura. Ito ay nagiging pundasyon ng mas malusog, malinis, at masinop na kapaligiran, na naglalayong mapaunlad ang kalidad ng ating buhay at ang kalikasan na ating ginagalawan.

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The Eyes of MSMS

Environmental Waste Epidemic: a photo essay

Gracie Rowland , Managing Editor | March 25, 2021

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Nina Vo collected the trash pictured throughout a full day at MSMS.

Five MSMS students collected all of the trash they would usually discard in a day and gave them to me. I turned the trash into sculptures, hoping to show others the excessive amount of plastic we all use daily and the corporate negligence happening globally. I attempted to turn ramen packets and egg cartons into something appealing to the eye yet saddening.

One of the students who collected trash for me, senior Aastha Banga, feels as if our world is one of duplicity, where the wonder of nature coincides with the ugliness of corporate waste and plastic production. “You see all these pretty lakes and hills, and then you see piles of garbage behind buildings and you see McDonald’s leftovers on the street and trash cans being overflowed with plastic bottles,” Banga said.

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The US creates over 258 million tons of municipal solid waste annually, an undeniably unethical amount, as excessive waste contributes to the cutting down of rainforests, global warming, depletion of the ozone layer, water/land/air pollution and the death of marine life. Banga values the beauty in life, and she is scared that the world does not share her concern for maintaining the safety of our planet.

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“We are surrounded by beautiful, beautiful trees and flowers and rivers, and it’s such a privilege to see breathtaking sights of sunsets and waterfalls and even just plain green grass. We get the opportunity to live with such beauty, and I think we humans don’t appreciate it enough and take it for granted.”

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Banga is vice president of the Student Environmental Awareness League (SEAL) at MSMS, an organization aiming to help create change during this global crisis. Since Banga’s membership in it, SEAL has organized cleanups, created initiatives for recycling, and created and delivered many presentations on environmentalism.

Banga, however, fears that her efforts and the efforts of her fellow activists across the world may not be enough. “If we keep going the way we are with excessive plastic production and polluting the environment, this world will soon become unlivable for humans.” Climate scientists say that if global change does not occur, we have 20 years before climate change will plunge us into catastrophe, and the earth will irrevocably overflow with garbage by 2100 .

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Banga may fear that her efforts are not enough, but she still makes the efforts regardless, and urges her fellow students to do so as well. Mass consumerism and huge corporations are mainly to blame for the climate and waste crises our planet is experiencing. Legislation to prevent these corporations from producing so much waste has not yet passed as the clock continues to tick for the US.

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Gracie Rowland is a senior from Columbus, Mississippi. She dedicates her life to the pursuit of truth and wakes up every morning in search of beauty. Her...

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