What is a narrative?

Narrative photography is the idea that photographs can be used to tell a story. Allen Feldman stated that “the event is not what happens. The event is that which can be narrated”.

Linking this to the St Malo trip I am creating a photo zine which I hope gives a narrative of the trip.

THREE WORDS

My zine will be called: St Malo Tourists

This is because all my images will show a story and selection of different tourists all different ages and what activities they have been captured doing whilst we were on the day trip. This can also link to nostalgia as i have captured certain moments in my pictures which would be nostalgic for the people in the pictures… as I’m photographing a ‘memory’.

HOW WILL I TELL MY STORY?

To easily lead my story i will have sentences/ titles on most pages to show the clear separation in which tourists are doing what. For example all the images of old tourists/ people will be on one page, this goes the same for children, teenagers etc..

Narrative is constructed when you begin to create relationships between images (and/or text) and present more than two images together. Your selection of images (editing) and the order of how these images appear on the pages (sequencing) contributes significantly to the construction of the narrative. So too, does the structure and design of the photo-zine. However, it is essential that you identity what your story is first before considering how you wish to tell it.