Alec Soth: Photographic Storytelling — Season 1, Episode 10: Building a Narrative Project

Episode synopsis

This lesson explores a variety of topics on the theme of building narrative photographic projects, from ideas and research, to venturing out into the world to make the work. Soth explains how to work with personal impulses and weave real-life elements together to construct a story.

About Alec Soth: Photographic Storytelling

Across 19 lessons and more than five hours of material, we'll be covering a wide variety of topics; from Alec Soth's early development as an artist, where he finds inspiration and a deep-dive into his key projects, to his insights into portraiture, editing and sequencing, and creating a photobook. You will also follow your tutor as he navigates a range of different photographic scenarios creating new work, initiated after a random act - a dart thrown at a map.

More episodes from Season 1

• E1Beginnings
• E2Approaching Photography
• E3Inspiration & Influences
• E4Creative Development
• E5Key Projects: Sleeping by the Mississippi
• E6Key Projects: NIAGARA
• E7Key Projects: Broken Manual
• E8Key Projects: Songbook
• E9Key Projects: I Know How Furiously Your Heart Is Beating
• E11Case Study: The Griz
• E12Case Study: The Canvas
• E13Case Study: The County Fair