Storytelling

"Photography is a language that I have some ability to use. I want to tell a story, but I've always loved making images, and photography for me seems the best way."

Tom Hunter came to talk at the university the other day. It was very exciting to see many of his less published photos, and hear his motives behind his work.  He mentioned storytelling, and someone asked (being that he stages his photographs with great precision) if he considers himself to be more of a storyteller than a photographer. His response was the quote above, preceded by informing us that he attempted writing and found he was no good at it. I enjoy writing, and I'm not to shabby at it (I hope). And I like the idea of telling a story. Not photo journalism, not a news story, a story story, one which will be appreciated for its tale. Using photography as a language, but why not use writing too - if possible. I'm not sure, but I think that elementt of storytelling to photographs might be what keeps me really drawn in, that might just save photographs from becoming boring, limited, and flat for me, (as they so frequently are). This needs more thought.