Lewis Hine’s caption: “The Mill: A moment’s glimpse of the outer world. Said she was 11 years old. Been working over a year.” Rhodes Mfg. Co. Lincolnton, North Carolina.

Photojournalists often say that they have to tell a story in one image.

Try it!  You CAN use a title (headline) and caption, but think of them as a newspaper article headline or caption: i.e., you can’t say too much. And your image has to capture the attention of your viewers.

For examples and inspiration, see the blog No Caption Needed.

Dorothea Lange, Migrant Mother. “Destitute pea pickers in California. Mother of seven children. Age thirty-two. Nipomo, California”