Storytelling with Photography - Secrets from an Award-Winning Photographer

Описание: Award-winning photographer Karim Shamsi-Basha's secret to telling a story with photography is to show humanity. Karim is a writer and photographer who immigrated to the United States from Damascus, Syria at the age of 18. His work has appeared in National Geographic Traveler, Sports Illustrated, People, Time, Newsweek, The New York Times, The Washington Post, and more. He’s been on assignments all over the world. He is the author of the Caldecott medal book the Cat Man of Aleppo.

On this episode of Beginning Middle End Story Podcast we talk about:

00:00 Meet award-winning photographer Karim Shamsi-Basha
01:22 What makes a good story?
02:34 How do you tell a story with a single image?
04:07 How do you compose a photo in the moment?
06:32 Photojournalism versus other types of photography
08:41 How has being an Arab-American shaped your storytelling?
10:23 Do second generation Arab-Americans have it easier?
11:43 What’s one of your favorite images?
13:02 During a decisive moment how much are you thinking about settings?
15:20 How has technology changed storytelling with images?
16:51 How has social media changed photography?
18:33 What’s an important story for you that you haven’t yet told?
20:09 What’s your best piece of storytelling advice?

*SORRY THE MIC QUIT WORKING ON THIS EPISODE!!! FIXED ON EPISODE 7

To learn more about Karim and his work, visit http://www.karimbooks.com or visit his blog at http://arabinalabama.com. Follow Karim on Instagram at   / karim_sb_photography  

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