Photo Gallery - http://www.upi.com/News_Photos/2013/2013-The-Year-in-US-News/8069/14/
Audio Slideshow - http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/8518479.stm
Non-Audio Slideshow - http://www.nature.org/photos-and-video/naturallight/natural-light-october-2011.xml
I chose to look at three photo galleries/slideshows that covered distinctly different topics. The photo gallery was a visual recap of the biggest U.S. news events of 2013, while the slideshow with audio provided a firsthand account of life as a British solider fighting in Afghanistan, and the slideshow with no audio covered an array of stunning natural landscape shots from around the world.
Despite the various information presented by each visual medium, I thought that all three served as engaging storytelling methods. All of them grabbed my attention and held it for the entirety of the story. Admittedly, I was more focused on the audio slideshow than the others because of the combination of spoken word and visual features. It was ultimately easier to follow because there were auditory cues accompanying the pictures, which were quite interesting regardless.
The audio also helped set the tone of the piece, thus making it more real and impactful for the audience. If nothing else, I noticed that the sound enhanced the story such that the pictures made more sense because of the information being presented with them.
In each case, I found that the photos added depth to the piece far beyond that of the written word alone. Perhaps it serves to the prove that a picture, if presented well, truly is worth a thousand words.
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