{"id":431890,"date":"2025-10-08T10:41:47","date_gmt":"2025-10-08T08:41:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/doogreporter.com\/academy\/reportage-storytelling-2\/"},"modified":"2026-03-10T03:37:30","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T02:37:30","slug":"reportage-storytelling-2","status":"publish","type":"academy","link":"https:\/\/doogreporter.com\/en\/academy\/reportage-storytelling-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Reportage &amp; Storytelling"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap wp-block-paragraph\">A <strong>REPORTAGE<\/strong>, which involves the precise documentation of facts and places identifiable in time and space, sometimes loses its essential narrative component \u2014 the one that should remain alive.<br\/>On the other hand, a <strong>PHOTO STORY<\/strong> goes beyond documentation and finds its purpose in storytelling. It doesn\u2019t need a historical or geographical setting, because it lives within the observer&#8217;s sensitivity. <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The story goes beyond a simple series of photographs bound by a theme or subject: it is a sequence that connects the images in a meaningful flow, where each photo retains its own strength but is elevated through its connection to the others.<\/p>\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"538\" src=\"https:\/\/doogreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/00011_TheOliveThree-1024x538.jpg\" alt=\"The Olive Tree | &#xA9;Gabriele Orlini, 2019\" class=\"wp-image-7430\" srcset=\"https:\/\/doogreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/00011_TheOliveThree-1024x538.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/doogreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/00011_TheOliveThree-300x158.jpg 300w, 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href=\"https:\/\/doogreporter.com\/en\/contributors\/gabriele-orlini\/\" data-type=\"contributors\" data-id=\"289436\">Gabriele Orlini<\/a>, is a journey dedicated to the mindful construction of a photographic narrative.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It offers tools and a method to:<\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>ideare e sviluppare una storia;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>transform an experience into a visual narrative;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>recognize the differences between reportage and storytelling;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>select images that are functional to the narrative.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Through exercises, discussion, and analysis, participants will learn to think about visual storytelling, from idea to planning to realising their projects.<\/p>\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"font-size:18px\"><strong>The Masterclass is aimed at the preparation and subsequent realisation of a personal photographic narrative project.<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"text-transform:uppercase\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Structure<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Masterclass is composed of 5 lessons:<\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>4 group meetings (2 hours each)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1 individual meeting (1 hour per participant)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It develops through a constant sharing of dialogues and thoughts, allowing participants to create their own path, according to their inclinations.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">LESSON 1<\/span> &#8211; The foundations of Reportage and Short Story are laid through the example of published works. We work on developing the Idea with method exercises to train the ability and sensitivity to Storytelling, educating the gaze to the world around us.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">LESSON 2\/3 &#8211; Exercises, Method, and Image Selection: This session continues what was learned in previous sessions and expands on the acquired knowledge with additional exercises and contexts. Each participant is asked to contribute to the discussion and, based on their skills, is assigned a personal photographic narrative project. <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">LESSON 4<\/span> (Individual) &#8211; Individual review of the project.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">LESSON 5<\/span> &#8211; Presentation and discussion of the completed projects.<\/p>\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"text-transform:uppercase\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Requirements and Calendar<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Open to all, at least a basic level of photography is required.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>An interest in fiction will make the lessons better assimilable.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The lessons are held online via Google Meet platform for a total of 9 hours<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Starting November 10th, on a weekly basis, day and evening time to be defined<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"font-size:18px\">The most interesting works, in line with DooG&#8217;s objectives, will be considered for publication on the DooG Reporter channels.<\/h3>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A masterclass for those who want to transform their gaze into a story: from reality to vision, from photography to the story that remains.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":368351,"menu_order":0,"template":"","tags":[812,930],"academy-type":[1211],"_dg-stats-submission":[1065],"_geo-map":[],"class_list":["post-431890","academy","type-academy","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-photography","tag-reportage-en","academy-type-masterclass-online","_dg-stats-submission-sold-out"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/doogreporter.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/academy\/431890","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/doogreporter.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/academy"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/doogreporter.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/academy"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/doogreporter.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/academy\/431890\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/doogreporter.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/368351"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/doogreporter.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=431890"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/doogreporter.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=431890"},{"taxonomy":"academy-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/doogreporter.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/academy-type?post=431890"},{"taxonomy":"_dg-stats-submission","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/doogreporter.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/_dg-stats-submission?post=431890"},{"taxonomy":"_geo-map","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/doogreporter.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/_geo-map?post=431890"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}