WHAT IS MY STORY?

When creating a zine or photo book, you need to have story for your images to flow and make sense within it. A good and easy way to come up with your story line is to describe in 3 WORDS:

Relaxed, Artistic, Busy

A SENTENCE

In my zine, I want to tell the story of a relaxed, artistic and busy little town on the coast of France.

A PARAGRAPH

The story I want to express through my zine is spending a day relaxed in the town of St Malo. By crossing the English Channel from the island of Jersey on a short boat trip, you are able to explore the artistic and historic aspects of the town from graffiti on the walls to designated art galleries embedded in little bunkers built by the Germans or on cannon batteries built to defend against the British Navy. St Malo having such a rich historic background presents itself as a high profile tourist attraction where the towns footfall could reach up to 500,000 per annum, meaning the tranquil town can easily become very hectic and busy within a matter of minutes.

NARRATIVE: How will I tell my story?

I want to take the simple approach to my zine by telling the story through images with the main text being the title. In my opinion the zine should be more visual rather than textually based. The title should be enough text for someone to have some kind of understanding of the overall narrative in order to form their own opinions of the town.

The images should be grouped either by what they show or by where or how they were taken. For example the images below all show the towns most loved aspect, its food and creperies.