a picture's worth a thousand words

well that maybe true, however the composition and combination of those words are not neccessarily going to be the same for every person that views that photo. photos can convey emotion and detail not always acheivable in writting alone, but a photo only portrays a limited view of a situation and what is outside of the frame can be totally unknown to the viewer. i think that in order to maximize the impact of a photo that is ment to tell a specific story is best when paired with a piece of writting. a photo alone can provoke interesting different thoughts on subject matter, emotion, intention, etc. when you read a story about something like war it is easy to write it off because you dont connect with the subject matter, but when photos are added to the piece there is a significant increase in the impact of the story.