I feel like I’ve been gut-punched. These emotional news photos prove the power of lines in storytelling
September 19, 2026
As I was browsing through the news this week, the photographs that immediately grabbed my attention and triggered an emotional response were the shots that tell a story in a single composition. Many of them used a longstanding photography tool: the power of lines.
Photojournalists are tasked with capturing a scene as it unfolds, without manipulating the scene in person or with software. But one of…