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# Restarting my Photo Legend Series
- URL: https://numericcitizen.me/restarting-photo-legend-series-2/
- Published: 2021-05-18T10:33:08.000Z
- Updated: 2023-04-27T12:23:10.000Z
- Description: This article was originally posted on my HEY World account.
- Author: JF Martin
- Tags: Newsletter, Photo Legend Series, #substack

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I love photography. I consider myself a serious amateur photographer. My first contact with this art form goes back to when I was a teenager. But, what's even more interesting is a photo with a story behind it because they all have a story behind it, right? I love when photographers tell their story about the when, the where and how a photo was made. Something like [this one](https://om.co/2021/03/15/lone-surfer-the-story-of-one-photo/?ref=numericcitizen.me), from **Om Malik**. These stories can put me in the photographer’s mindset when the photo was taken. It becomes another experience. It brings inspiration.   
  
My love for stories behind the picture explains why I started a photography series on my main blog called « **The Photo Legend Series** » in early 2019 (you can see the series [here](https://numericcitizen.me/series/the-photo-legend-series/)). But the thing is, my main blog is hosted on WordPress.com, and WordPress is about... words, more than pictures. For me, anyway. The blog uses a visual theme that is not suitable for showing pictures. On top of that, publishing pictures on **WordPress** is too cumbersome. Services like **Flickr**, **500px**, **SmugMug**, **VSCO**, etc., aren't meant to show and tell. I’m not even talking about **Facebook** or **Instagram**. My quest for the ultimate photo story-sharing service is an ever-ending story. I'm anxiously waiting for alternatives like [Glass](https://glass.photo/?ref=numericcitizen.me) or [Bokeh](https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/timothybsmith/bokeh-private-independent-and-user-funded-photo-sh?ref=numericcitizen.me). Meanwhile, what can I do?  
  
Previously on HEY World for a few issues, I’m not using Substack as a platform from now on until I find a better solution.

# What's your name, again?

Finally, I’ve never been sure about the series naming « Photo Legend ». Is « Photo Caption » better? What about « Photo Stories »? Let’s look at terms definitions.  

« **Legend** »:

> « the words written on or next to a picture, map, coin, etc., that explain what it is about or what the symbols on it mean »

« **Caption** »:

> « brief text over or under a picture in a book, magazine, or newspaper that describes the picture or explains what the people in it are doing or saying »

« **Stories** »:

> « a description, either true or imagined, of a connected series of events »

I think the word « **Legend** » is still the best fit for my intention. It's a keeper. 👍🏻

# The legend

Oh, and I almost forgot about the picture above. Taken during an abnormally warm winter afternoon. The warm weather created a nice misty atmosphere. Then, there was this guy with a dog walking in the park. I took my iPhone 11 Pro out of my pocket, using Halide. I snapped this picture in RAW and later processed it in black & white with Pixelmator Photo on my iPad Pro when I came back home.