Elderly reflections

Abstract

Two major aspects of photojournalism are seeking out a story and utilizing various storytelling skills to execute it well. Photojournalists are able to tell stories or get across ideas not only through photography, but also through text, video, and audio. These mediums can be combined in a variety of ways to tell a specific story most efficiently. Photojournalists practice and build on good people skills, technical skills, and storytelling skills throughout their careers. Although I have had little time to take on big photojournalism projects outside of what I'm limited to at Ball State University, I wanted to branch out into the community to a specific age group. I am intrigued by old age, wisdom, and perspectives. Since I have little experience interviewing older age groups, I limited my subjects to people who were above the age of 75. I strengthened skills and built on new ones by doing a photographic portrait project. I created portraits of people and paired them with quotes to make a book as a final product.