Photo-essay
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A photo-essay is a set or series of photos.
Examples of photo essays include:
- A web page or portion of a web site.
- A single montage or collage of photographic images, with text or other additions, intended to be viewed both as a whole and as individual photographs. Such a work may also fall in the category of mixed media.
- An art show which is staged at a particular time and location. Some such shows also fall into other categories category.
- In fashion publishing especially, a photo-editorial – an editorial-style article dominated by or entirely consisting of a series of thematic photographs
Photographers known for their photo-essays include:
- W. Eugene Smith[1]
- Ansel Adams[2]
- Adams's Born Free and Equal (1944) documented Japanese Americans held at the Manzanar War Relocation Center during World War II.
- James Nachtwey[3]
- William Klein[4]
Photo-essays moved from printed press to the web.[5]
See also
References
- ^ "W. Eugene Smith's Landmark Photo Essay, 'Nurse Midwife'". time.com. Retrieved 2018-06-14.
- ^ "Ansel Adams in Color - Photo Essays". time.com. Retrieved 2018-06-14.
- ^ "Haiti: Out of the Ruins - Photo Essays". time.com. Retrieved 2018-06-14.
- ^ William Klein, lensculture.com. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
- ^ "Fotoesej a fotoreportáž v internetových verziách svetových denníkov či týždenníkov". Charles University. Retrieved 2018-06-14.
External links
- Photo Essay at Time