Blog 4: “If I could tell the story in words, I wouldn't need to lug around a camera.” ~Lewis Hine Do you agree or disagree with this quote? Why? Describe situations when photographic images reveal “the story” (as compared to words). Describe situations when words reveal “the story” (as compared to images).

I disagree with this quote. Even if you could tell a story in words, it's always nice to have pictures that illustrate the events that happen in a persons life. Just because someone can explain what happened doesn't mean its very interesting. Pictures are a great thing to show people who are better visual "listeners". A situation where images reveal "the story" would be at birthday parties. People take pictures of friends, family, the cake, the presents, where the parties at, anyone could figure out what was going on and how much fun people had. A situation where words reveal "the story" would be when someone was playing sports. Yes, anyone can take a picture of the person passing the ball, and catching in the air, or scoring a goal and running around. But, the truth is you can't actually tell what they're thinking. And there's no other way to figure it out unless you actually went and talked to them and asked what they were feeling. 

Even though some things need words for explaining, pictures are definitely a major aspect of seeing and understanding what-ever the situation was that was going on.