Visual Storytelling: The Anatomy of a Pitch

It’s often intimidating to navigate the multitude of storytelling mediums that populate today’s media landscape, while also remaining nimble and versatile as an artist. Finding the appropriate platform for your stories—and getting your work noticed—can be a significant hurdle for many photographers.

How, then, do you effectively pitch a photo editor? As a photographer who has also worked as a photo editor at The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and TIME, Alana Celii understands the experience from both perspectives. In this interactive four-hour online seminar, she offers effective, practical strategies for editing your own work and reaching out to editors.

Participants learn about the entire process of creating a visual story, from initial conception and pitching stages to editing and sequencing for publication. Alana shares insights about the various roles a photo editor plays in bringing a story to life, so you can ensure that your own visual narrative is unique, powerful, and appropriate for the platform you are targeting.

Before the program, you are given the chance to conceptualize a pitch, complete with sample images. Then, during our time together, Alana offers feedback on the ideas presented, providing detailed insights and leading student critiques and discussion.

Whether you are a seasoned professional or just starting out, you come away with the knowledge and skills to conceive and pitch a visual story for an editorial publication—all with confidence.