Some photographs are like storybooks — at first, they seem simple, but as your eyes are drawn deeper and deeper into them, you start noticing little details that when put together, make up a compelling narrative.
The composition of the shot, the facial expressions of the subject, everything can contribute to the plot that the image is trying to tell.
So we at Bored Panda decided to put together a collection of such images and invite you to get lost in them. Think of it as an exercise for your imagination.
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This Woman Adopted This 20-Year-Old Cat From A Shelter Because She Didn't Want Him To Spend The End Of His Life Alone In A Cage
My Cab Driver Tonight Was So Excited To Share With Me That He’d Made The Cover Of The Calendar. I Told Him I’d Help The World See
Using images to tell a story, or simply photojournalism was made possible by printing and photography innovations that came around the middle of the 19th century.
Although early illustrations had appeared in newspapers, such as an illustration of the funeral of Lord Horatio Nelson in The Times (1806), the first weekly illustrated newspaper was the Illustrated London News, first printed in 1842. It presented the illustrations with the use of engravings.
The first photograph to be used in the illustration of a newspaper story was a depiction of barricades in Paris during the June Days uprising taken on 25 June 1848; the photo was published as an engraving in L'Illustration on 1–8 July 1848.
Back Home After Morning Walk
Someone Placed A Small Stick On Each Of The Dog Graves In This Cemetery
Man's Best Friend
The hilarious detail is that the dude is wearing a NASA T-shirt in both pics
During the Crimean War, the ILN pioneered the birth of early photojournalism by printing pictures of the war taken by Roger Fenton.
Fenton was the first official war photographer and his work included documenting the effects it had on the troops, panoramas of the landscapes where the battles took place, model representations of the action, and portraits of commanders, which laid the groundwork for modern photojournalism.
Other photographers of the war included William Simpson and Carol Szathmari.
Our Neighbor Betty Just Turned 100 Years Old. We Got Her Balloons
A Proud Look Of A Mother
My Dog Hurt His Foot While Swimming. He Is Fine But He Was Pouting So My Cat Decided To Comfort Him
He's Done It! Finally The Last Day And Cancer Free. I Couldn't Be Prouder
At the time, photos were used to mainly enhance the text rather than to act as a medium of information in its own right. However, this began to change with the work of one of the pioneers of photojournalism, John Thomson, in the late 1870s.
In collaboration with the radical journalist Adolphe Smith, he began publishing a monthly magazine, Street Life in London, from 1876 to 1877. The project documented the lives of the street people of London in photographs and text and established social documentary photography as a form of photojournalism.
Instead of the images acting as a supplement to the text, he pioneered the use of printed photographs as the predominant medium for the imparting of information, successfully combining photography with the printed word.
Ever Since My Niece Saw Toy Story, She Shouts, “I’m Leaving!” And Then Peeks At Her Room Like This
Every Day Has Its Dog
The Company Owner Decided To Stop Paying His Drivers So One Of Them Parked Their Semi On The Owner's Ferrari And Just Left It There
My Friend Had Her Daughters At A Zoo When She Heard, "Ma'am, There's A Lemur On Your Baby"
Love it how the baby is still deep asleep. Or maybe just cool with lemurs.
Lemurs will actually steal something thats not food and hold it ransom for food. Maybe....
Load More Replies...I'd take king Julian home 🐱 the tail is sooo light like feathers and the eyes are just adorable this baby's got a new siblings
Sign of the times that mom's first instinct wasn't to protect her baby from the unpredictable wild animal with sharp teeth and claws. Nope, gotta get a picture first!
She probably was told to wait for a keeper to remove the animal. Staying calm was the best option under the circumstances. Unless someone else took the photo and sent it to her after the lemur was removed. Regardless, people have chosen the photo op over safety since the dawn of the camera. This isn't new.
Load More Replies...Me walking out with said lemur hoping no one notices it's coming home with us.
No no no, dear. You'll just get bored of it in a week, and then I'll be the one who has to feed it and change its diapers. Besides, human babies are messy, loud, and very expensive. Come along now, and we'll get you a nice goldfish instead...
Load More Replies...Lemur colonies have a hierarchy. And now the baby is a part of it. And clearly not at the top.
Oh my, tooo funny! So glad she grabbed a picture. I'd have that in an 8 by 10 and send to papers, and all relatives.when she is 18, send that to HS diploma!
I'd kill to be that baby. The guys from Zoboomafoo didn't have a lemur with them when I went to the zoo as a kid. Was upsetting
Babies can sleep anywhere except in their cribs and when you want them to. Cute picture. I like lemurs.
"Don't touch it! It might have germs! Besides, if you get your scent on it, the mother won't accept it anymore. Weird, I know. But humans are a strange species."
In 1887, flash powder was invented, enabling journalists such as Jacob Riis to photograph informal subjects indoors, which led to the landmark work How the Other Half Lives—documentation of squalid living conditions in New York City slums in the 1880s.
By 1897, it became possible to reproduce halftone photographs on printing presses running at full speed.
My Grandpa Is a 93-year-old WWII Vet Surrounded by Vets From Different Generations Telling Them His War Stories. He Was So Happy They Wanted to Listen It Made His Week
My Very Favorite Picture Of My Father. He's The One That Set The Camera's Timer
My City Has Begun To Change Any Russian-Related Public Road Names To Reference Ukraine Instead
A Short Story
The "Golden Age of Photojournalism" is often considered to have started roughly around the 1930s and lasted until the 1950s. It was made possible thanks to the development of the compact commercial 35mm Leica camera in 1925, and the first flash bulbs between 1927 and 1930, which allowed next-level flexibility in taking pictures.
Most People Think Japan Is A Relatively Trash-Free Country, But That’s Not Always The Case. Today, Me And My Friends Tried To Clean Out The Forest. All This Only Took 4 Hours
I Had To Cut Down A Tree In My Yard And Now I Feel Bad
This got me I have to say. Poor little guy. He's thinking " but I left it right here, I swear!"
The Kid Was Desperately Trying To Tie Up A Tie And Failing To Do It Himself. Fellow Passenger Asked If He Needed Help
This Is Why You Need To Put Your Cart Back In The Corral When You're Finished With It
Henri Cartier-Bresson is often regarded as the father of modern photojournalism; in 1937 he covered the coronation of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth for the French weekly Regards.
He focused on the new monarch's adoring subjects lining the London streets and took no pictures of the king.
My Dad Bought A Cactus To Discourage Mingus From Getting On The Counter. Here's Mingus With The Cactus
Took My Autistic Brother Out For Ice Cream Today For The First Time In Months
A Story Of Confusion
Dog in back is like " dude how do you get all the chicks?" ( I'll see myself out)
The Moment I Lost My Glasses
The "Golden Age of Photojournalism" ended in the 1970s when many photo magazines found that they could not compete with other media for advertising revenue to sustain their large circulations and high costs. Still, those outlets taught journalism much about the photographic essay and the power of still images.
Sign Was Necessary
These Coins Stopped A Bullet And Saved My Great-Grandfather's Life During World War I
That man on the coins: king leopold 2 of Belgium was one of the worst human beings ever. He was responsible for millions of deaths and many other atrocities
Our Firstborn Just Came Home From The Vet With A Probable Cancer Diagnosis. Came Into The Living Room To Find My SO Watching Her While She Sleeps
I Tried To Take A Photo Of My Ice Cream. Greedy Seagull Photobombed It
However, since then, photojournalism and documentary photography have increasingly been accorded a place in art galleries alongside fine art photography. Luc Delahaye, Manuel Rivera-Ortiz, and the members of VII Photo Agency are among many who regularly exhibit in galleries and museums.
My Father’s Chair Falling At A Coast Guard Change Of Command
We Found My Wife’s Phone In The Toilet Yesterday. We Weren’t Sure Which Of Our Three Kids Put It There. Until My Wife Scrolled Through Her Pictures Today
Found This Old Picture Of My Dad From Back In 1976. I Feel Like The Picture Captures An Awful Lot And Tells A Story
Some Pictures Tell The Story For Itself
This guy walked up to an ice hole, hoisted an F-150 out of it and drove off. Amazing!
Short Story
We’re Off To A Great Start With The New Puppies
We Get By With A Little Help From Our Friends
OMG, it's the bottom half of the Town Musicians of Bremen (Die Bremer Stadtmusikanten) in real life ;)https://en.wikipedia...band.500pix.jpg
This One Picture Has So Much Raw Emotion
Photograph From 1946, When There Was No Ultrasound And Everything Was A Surprise
The Definition Of Sworn Enemies In One Picture
I adopted a big old cat two years ago, it was not a planned rescue and the only place we could accommodate him is a room next to my mother's. Problem is, in her room lives her cat, who is also big and old. These two ones hate each other and we had to set up a complicated schedule so that they can live their lives separately, and go out without ever meeting each other. But they still happen to yell at each other through the closed door between the two rooms. That's kind of ridiculous.
One Picture, One Story
Burning Their Russian Passports As A Form Of Protest For Russia's Invasion Of Ukraine
Love these people for this. I often joke in my comments but when I was younger I would have in all probability tarred all Russians with the same brush in the current situation. However wisdom comes with age, and it seems more obvious now with that more rounded outlook that many of them despise their own government just as much as the rest of us. Those people deserve our support too, just as we all stand with the people of Ukraine, because standing up to Putin in their own country is also incredibly brave.
Turns Out I’m Not Very Good At Online Shopping
Everything You Need To Know About My Cat In 1 Image
Moments After Santa Got Kicked In The Balls. Santa Had A Vasectomy Last Week. I’m Santa
As he reflected later, moments like that made Santa sure the vasectomy was the right choice.
My Dog Son Not Impressed With My Human Son's Stamina After Herding Him For An Hour
Verified. Shelties and Collies will run your humans into the ground without blinking, lol!
Turned My Back For A Minute, And She Peed In 20 Cups Of Uncooked Rice
Their Flight Left 2 Hours Ago
The Picture Tells The Whole Story, Really
One Picture Has Never Encapsulated My Life As A Parent More
This Picture Tells A Story
Stuck His Head In A Hole In A Tree To Take A Look, Guess What He Found
Why Do I Have To Repeatedly Tell Myself No, It Won’t Work
My Grandma Got Into A Fight With Our Mixer. The Mixer Won
Me, Absolutely Wrecked On PS1 By My Dad
The Poo-Tin At My Local Park
Looks Like The Taxi Braked Too Hard While The Previous Passenger Was Doing Her Make-Up
Was she carrying an apple? Because she looks like the witch in the Snow White cartoon!
My Robot Vacuum Tried To Take Out The Competition Today
Found At The Airport Arrival Gate. There’s A Story Here
He Stole Some Carrot
This Ornamental Hand At My Local IKEA With The Middle Finger Ziptied Down
Come on Ikea, your censorship it just as bad as BP's! Who doesn't like to snigger at things like a mannequin raising the middle finger salute 😁
A Surprise. But An Unwelcome One, To Be Sure
The One Time The Toner Exploded At Work While Switching It Out. You Can See Where I Was At That Exact Moment
I Got A Sandwich Stuck In Vending Machine, So I Bought A Drink To Push The Sandwich Out
Why I'm Not Allowed To Cook Dinner Anymore
What the acual f*ck happend here, left he gas on in the oven?
When It's Your Stop, And The Door Opens To This
When You Live In Svalbard, Norway, And Forgot To Close The Window To The Home Office
A Lizard Fell From The Ceiling And Left This Dusty Imprint On My Wireless Charger
Have You Ever Seen One Of These Pictures And Wondered "What The Hell Was The Driver Thinking?" Well, This Is My Sister, And I'll Ask Her The Next Time I See Her
This Is What Defeat Looks Like
My Best Friend Proposed To His Girlfriend Last Week In A 10-Story College Dormitory
Our dorm couldn't have gotten our sh*t together for this in a million years
My Dog Fell Asleep In The Rain And The "Shadow" Looks Like A Cartoon Dog
What A Monday
These Pictures Tell A Very Clear Story
So This Just Happened
We Had A Project In Our Class Where We Were Supposed To Build Chairs Out Of Cardboard. This Was The Result Of The First Test Of One Of The Groups
Two Cats And A Christmas Tree. A One Picture Story
My Wife Wanted To Make Sure That Someone Took A Picture Of The Expression On Our Faces When Our Daughter Was Born Today. So I Took One
Loads Of Fingernail Marks On The Chair At My Dentists
USA's Response To The Covid-19 Global Pandemic All Boiled Down To One Picture
A Squirrel Fell Out Of A Tree Right In Front My Dog
Jonah Hill Dropping His Coffee
No Explanation Needed
Why You Shouldn't Agree To Dogsit When You Have A Robot Vacuum
Crying Because He's Not Allowed To Eat Our Food
Photo Says It All
Tried To Retrieve My Basketball With The One Thing I Brought With Me
That Looks Like It Hurt
The Story Of A Cat That Thought She Wanted To Go Outside This Morning
Got A New Printer. The Old One Didn’t Go Out Without A Fight
Currently Stuck In An Elevator In My Apartment Building, Was Told About 40 Minutes Until The Tech Arrives And I Have To Pee
Lizard Fell Off My Ceiling, Hit My Dusty Lawnmower
Wife Sent Me To The Store For Sugar On My Way Home And I Didn't Realize What Happened Until I Went To Put It In The Trunk
My Puppy Ate My Passport
My Stepson Is A Minimalist With The Crayon, But The Story He Tells Is Very Grand
Well
I mean, if you're gonna put a very heavy metal box on what seems to be a flimsy ornamental mantelpiece, nine times out of ten this is what happens. The other one time is when something important gets squashed by the falling TV, like your toes.
I Remembered That Yesterday I Wanted A Cold Soda
San Francisco 2021. An Interesting Photo Of A Homeless Man Playing With A VR Set. Not To Mention It’s Relevant With The Metaverse Being Talked About In The News Right Now
Been Waiting 6 Weeks For A Rather Expensive Toilet So We Can Fit It At A Client's House, It Has Finally Arrived
This Dog Ate My Neighbor's Food Delivery
You Did Your Best, Chef
Fail
Diggin' the silver toenails matching the heels perfectly. That's talent right there.
Rethinking Life In A Picture
One Of Those Days
WoW player.........turned to FFXIV after I found out how amazing Blizzard is to their employees...
I Think I Left A Window Open Last Night, Not Sure
Camera Captured Exact Moment When My Friend Lost His Phone
Happy Thanksgiving From My Little Sister's First-Ever Turkey
Unexpected Coffee Mug Failure Mode
Left My 1-Month-Old Bike For One Night On The Street
Day 1 Of Replacing All Of The Photos In My Parents' Home With Jar Jar Binks
When I was in high school in the late seventies one of Steve Martin's comedy albums came with an 8x10 color pic of him in his white suit. I placed it over my sister's senior picture that sat on the piano. I know my mom saw it because she dusted twice a week, but to her credit she never said a word. She never got upset when we'd add Trolls and action figures to the manger scene, either.
Lost My Wedding Ring A Month Ago, Bought A New One Today, Also Today
Paid Extra For This “Window” Seat
My Boy, Sitting Alone, Kinda Sad Because His Favorite Swimming Teacher Didn't Show Up
A Squirrel Fell Into Some Wet Concrete And Left This Imprint
Tells Kind Of A Sad Story
Pricey Chew Toy
Well This Just Happened
The Most Me Thing Of All The Me Things I’ve Ever Done In My Life. Airpod Pros Were In My Front Pocket. Went To Pee
Pulled pants up. AirPods fall out of pocket & onto floor. The left one bounced right into the toilet, which immediately flushed from a motion sensor. What are the odds? Story of my life.
I Have 4 Exams In The Next 2 Weeks. I Have To Buy A Replacement Online As Shops Don't Have It
Soonest I can receive one without selling a kidney for shipping is 15 days from now
Guess I'll Order Out Tonight
When You Want The Luxury But Can't Afford The Extra 100 Dollars For The Safety Feature
This is the house across the street from me. Wiring short circuited during a storm.
Newly Adopted Rabbits Figured Out How To Escape From Their Pen
It Seems Directions Were Needed
This Is One Of My Favorite Posts. I Can Finally Contribute Something Of Value. Enjoy
Well, Buying The One Behind It Didn't Work, And Buying The One Behind That One Didn't Work, And I'm Out Of Change
Guy's Neighbors Left Their Car Windows Open Overnight
A Sad Story About Me And My Bike In One Picture
I Should Probably Read The Labels On Things
People always turn their stove on high, instead of putting it on a little lower. It saves pots, and stoves.
Made A Trip For Some Chips For My Salsa Then This Happened
This Boy Is Upset Because He Is Not Tall Enough To Get On The Carousel In The Park
If I had a nickel every time a lizard fell from the ceiling, I'd have two nickels. Which isn't a lot, but it's weird that it happened twice.
And those are just the ones we heard about. Imagine the possibilities...
Load More Replies...Pictures actually worth 1000 words don't need paragraph-long explanatory titles.
THANK YOU, I felt like I was only one frustrated by that. Lots of them didn't need the titles, but well over half of the photos were useless without the title.
Load More Replies...Some of the food ones are basically because people buy cheap kitchenware that isn't made to last. Invest in your kitchenware and you'll be happy.
Boots theory of economics though."Take boots, for example. He earned $38 a month plus allowances. A really good pair of leather boots cost $50. But an affordable pair of boots, which were sort of OK for a season or two and then leaked like hell when the cardboard gave out, cost about $10. "Those were the kind of boots Vimes always bought, and wore until the soles were so thin that he could tell where he was in Ankh-Morpork on a foggy night by the feel of the cobbles. "But the thing was that good boots lasted for years and years. A man who could afford $50 had a pair of boots that'd still be keeping his feet dry in 10 years' time, while the poor man who could only afford cheap boots would have spent a hundred dollars on boots in the same time and would still have wet feet."
Load More Replies...I love this website. When and if I retire, can spend more time on it. Thanks. And it is FREE!!!
Love this and understand I adore cats but keep them inside. They are a plague to wildlife.
No - humans are. Cats just make very convenient scape-goats. And, FINALLY, the experts are realizing this.
Load More Replies...If I had a nickel every time a lizard fell from the ceiling, I'd have two nickels. Which isn't a lot, but it's weird that it happened twice.
And those are just the ones we heard about. Imagine the possibilities...
Load More Replies...Pictures actually worth 1000 words don't need paragraph-long explanatory titles.
THANK YOU, I felt like I was only one frustrated by that. Lots of them didn't need the titles, but well over half of the photos were useless without the title.
Load More Replies...Some of the food ones are basically because people buy cheap kitchenware that isn't made to last. Invest in your kitchenware and you'll be happy.
Boots theory of economics though."Take boots, for example. He earned $38 a month plus allowances. A really good pair of leather boots cost $50. But an affordable pair of boots, which were sort of OK for a season or two and then leaked like hell when the cardboard gave out, cost about $10. "Those were the kind of boots Vimes always bought, and wore until the soles were so thin that he could tell where he was in Ankh-Morpork on a foggy night by the feel of the cobbles. "But the thing was that good boots lasted for years and years. A man who could afford $50 had a pair of boots that'd still be keeping his feet dry in 10 years' time, while the poor man who could only afford cheap boots would have spent a hundred dollars on boots in the same time and would still have wet feet."
Load More Replies...I love this website. When and if I retire, can spend more time on it. Thanks. And it is FREE!!!
Love this and understand I adore cats but keep them inside. They are a plague to wildlife.
No - humans are. Cats just make very convenient scape-goats. And, FINALLY, the experts are realizing this.
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