Narrative.

 The photographer Robin Hornstra has created many bodies of work which contain a narrative. The image below details a male and a female who have numerous medals from the Soviet ere. Some of the countries which were once Soviet are now European since The Cold war ended in 1992. This has given Hornstra an opportunity to document this changing face of Europe and Russia over the last 50 years. 

 

The Europeans- According to Rob Hornstra's website

 "The Europeans is a portrait of modern Europe. Traveling from region to region and from theme to theme in this multi-year project, photographer Rob Hornstra and writer Arnold van Bruggen will create a 21st century time piece on the European Heartland. Hornstra and van Bruggen see Europe on the eve of drastic change. Populism and authoritarianism are on the rise, ghosts from the past seem to return.

The photographer Henri Cartier-Bresson published his book Les Européens in 1955. He looked beyond nationalism or local customs in the individual countries. He sought evidence for a greater identity, a European parable shared by the people and the landscape. More than sixty years later, Hornstra and van Bruggen share this ambition. It’s time to come up with a new version of The Europeans"

Rob Hornstra | The Europeans (2020 - 2030)

Rob Hornstra | The Europeans (2020 - 2030)

I Sell Fish Joshua Deaner

This book by Joshua Deaner is a massive 350 page book which explores different photographic methods. Using writings, images and video stills. The example below shows a diverse collection of materials used such as drawings and photographs. The gun the individual is holding on the first page, is pointing to the next page and it is clear there is a link here. I have noticed also that one page is white and the other is black. The image does not have any borders or there are no boarders on the page. Its as if the page is a canvas. The supposed narrative in the book according to the author follows the events experienced in a dream. This may appear abstract to some as all dreams are subjective. 

Bing images. 

Black Sea of Concreate Rafal Milach 

Narrative.ppt: MODULE: Photography and Publication: Disseminating Your Work (CREDITS:20) VL5MD031 (instructure.com)

Black sea of concreate is another book which uses a narrative or concept to underpin the works included in the book. However, the tittle doesn't prepare you for the contents enclosed within the book. The book addresses an ecological disaster in the Ukraine where nature is fighting with manmade pollution. 

black sea of concrete rafal - Bing images

Rafal Milach - Black Sea of Concrete | LensCulture

The images are full and cover a full page. They are eye catching and demand the viewer turns over the next page and stays engrossed in the book. 

Mayra Martell »Ciudad Juarez«

Mayra Martell »Ciudad Juarez« by Monochrom - Issuu

In viewing this book. The images follow a theme of landscape and street photography with people included. The book has either two images on two separate page or one image which requires two pages. 

The images are all black and white and are very moody in content. 

Redheaded Pickerwood Christian Patterson.

The concept of this book follows two young girls who went on a killing spree- murdering 10 people in the USA. The book features ideas or moments that are important to the events that occurred. The images represent photojournalism, forensic photography, image appropriation, reenactment and documentary photography. This pictures are like photographs in a photo album documenting a particular period in history. 

The Mushroom Collector by Jason Fulford. 

The Mushroom Collector is an exhibition and workshop which first appeared in Amsterdam in 2010 then disappeared. According to The Mushroom Collection (jasonfulford.com)

"Like a fungus, the project pops its head out briefly, and then goes back underground"

In 2011, the event "popped up" in LA on The Sunset Strip. However, the event and its contents grew in size due to Fulford's material extending. 

The Mushroom Collection (jasonfulford.com)

"In the winter of 2012, the collection was on view in the form of framed photographs, videos and sculptural interventions at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts. Later that spring it appeared in San Francisco at the Kadist Foundation as a mushroom machine.

In 2014, The Mushroom Collector was re-published as a pocket paperback.

The collection appeared twice in Europe in the winter of 2015 – first at colette in Paris, and later in Munich at Lothringer Kunsthalle"

The event uses numerous items such as photographs, film and objects. 

What is the photographic narrative form

The photographic narrative form is a style of photography which follows an overriding story or narrative .

How the images are displayed and the order they are in is vital to the success of the story being understood

by the viewer. Therefore, they must be staged or candid-with the motivation being capturing a narrative of

a personal event, historical narrative or family history.

A website which researches this question.

What Is Narrative Photography? - Camera Ideal