Telling The Story With Snapshots
Two days ago, I asked, “When does a snapshot become more than just a photo?” where I expounded on snapshots becoming elevated beyond their original purpose. They become more when there is a story to tell. An emotional story perhaps with a historical perspective or an artistic vision.
While making photos of the last meal served at a local cafeteria, I took all the obligatory photos to create a telling photo gallery. But a photo from that story stands out as an example of the moment a snapshot is transformed into a more important object.
One of the ways I chose to tell the story of the cafeteria’s closing was by using two people as framing devices with a wall of snapshots from the years of gatherings that took place in the restaurant. The snapshots show events over many years. Events and snapshots filled with joyous faces enjoying each other and the moment. Snapshots that show the end of an era.
What better way to tell the story?
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