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I have a few sequential sets, but only ones that record changes over time (a streetscape and a landscape, both of which are ongoing series), and one that records a trip out a bus window. Nothing that needs much text beyond the title or takes an editorial stance.
BlogTO has an open call for photo essays, but I don't recall seeing many show up in the last few months.
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i had to do several photo-essays while in school - these were probably more in the classical reportage vein (i.e. singular focus, small format, b&w - not that contemporary journalism is limited to just those things, that's kinda how we were instructed to shoot them).
i honestly can't really go out and shoot unless i have something in mind. since graduating i've continued to work on several projects when i'm out with my camera (usually having to do with large format processes and re-contextualizing the landscape). i think it's a very tricky balance, combining the visual with narrative and concept. i've kinda felt that i've forgotten how to take pictures when i think/worry too much about what i'm trying to say - basically my instinct for the visual disappears and i start to over-analyze the situation (which i guess is part and parcel of shooting 4x5!).
anyway, there was a great lecture last sunday @ the mocca where alessandra sanguinetti talked about one of her ongoing projects - and how she struggled with it along the way. there's a small write-up here:
www.heathermorton.ca/blog/?p=367
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what are the guidelines for a "photoessay" ?
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I'd say my projects are more novels/books than essays, since I have been shooting a few small themes for about seven years.
They started out at as essays...
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I find them hard to do in the GTA. When I'm abroad it's much easier. This one is on Cambodian Kickboxing:
flickr.com/photos/koknia/sets/72057594101339383/
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I've done a couple as coverage of events but never set out formally to complete one as an exercise. Interesting concept though.
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northern_flickr [deleted] says:
Here's one I did last year, but it didn't do well.
www.flickr.com/photos/northern_flickr/sets/72157601075014...
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I don't have the assignment sheet with me at the moment but I would say that the collection of photographs should be done either thematically or sequentially. It should also convey or evoke a strong feeling of engagement from the viewer.
I have three students who are doing this project right now. I don't know what the results will be. For one of them, I gave him a checklist of themes to consider. The follow up to this is a talk about the final selection and also a written essay.
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Here's one I did last fall. I was present (with my back turned) when a cab collided with a cyclist. I shot the immediate aftermath,
www.flickr.com/photos/sniderscion/sets/72157602276658370/
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