I find myself drawn more and more to images that are deep with story. What do I mean by that? Take this image for example. The more you look at this image, the more you end up seeing. I shot this on a missions trip to an orphanage in Guatemala, but it doesn’t really matter where it was shot because the story that is embedded into it has a life of its own.
And in fact, if you look, you have three different stories taking place in one image. This is what makes it so rich. You will notice the boys playing Uno on the bench, who are obviously enjoying the challenge and having a good time, with one of them possibly cheating. There is the mother figure sitting on the bench and resting and enjoying the evening… maybe even dreaming about a life for the kids. And then finally you have the little boys crouched in the corner, playing with leaves or bugs, curious about the world and life in it. Put these three stories into an environment that makes you wonder where they are, and how they live, and you have an image that tells a story for years to come.