Story telling photos

[The_Traveler]

As I said in another post, I really like photos that are meant to inspire the viewers to create a story, that have enough detail and coherent issues to inspire viewers to think about what might be happening, what are the circumstances.

There is always the problem of whether the photo is so personal that, what seems obvious and meaningful to the maker, simply fails to elicit and response in the viewers.

I am very interested in what or whether this photo inspires and allows the viewer to construct a meaningful story.

(and this is not a set up. Any photo I post is a capture of real life.)

Thanks for any comments.

 

[Bruno Schroder]

The positioning of the hand and the direction of the gaze, through the window, both induce a story. Adding the wheelchair gets you the start of Rear Window by Alfred Hitchcock.
For me, it works.

[Akira]

My humble interpretation:

The first element that attracted my attention was the wheelchair which made me think about what has happened in this person's life.

The T-shirt the person is wearing and the wool cardigan (?) kept near at hand suggest the transition of the season.

Somewhat decayed potted plants and trees outside the window appear to echo both of the above-mentioned situation.

Careful adjustment of the exposure makes all these elements work.

[Frank Fremerey]

does that qualify?


Is that an open theme?

[Frank Fremerey]

I am very interested in what or whether this photo inspires and allows the viewer to construct a meaningful story.
Thanks for any comments.

This shot has a nice geometry and a hospital feel. The person does not seem to organize the featured clutter around him personally but it seems there are people helping him organize his life


So: does he stare out of the window? Or is he trapped inside his own mind?

[KarlMera]

(and this is not a set up. )

I would wish that it would be a set up, I would hope that the sun would shine through the windows and there would be no wheelchair.

[golunvolo]

As I said in another post, I really like photos that are meant to inspire the viewers to create a story, that have enough detail and coherent issues to inspire viewers to think about what might be happening, what are the circumstances.

There is always the problem of whether the photo is so personal that, what seems obvious and meaningful to the maker, simply fails to elicit and response in the viewers.

I am very interested in what or whether this photo inspires and allows the viewer to construct a meaningful story.

(and this is not a set up. Any photo I post is a capture of real life.)

Thanks for any comments.

  It does. Not sure if it is the story you want to tell...
  There is plenty of details to get and idea of the character, including the information around the room, but the body language screams about interest for something going out outside. It puts this person in the edge of the chair. Because of this and the exposure giving as much importance to the information outside, it is the unseeing story happening that only he can see the center of the attention.
  You inspire me to create a story I can not see by your image