You won’t regret it, and you certainly won’t forget it. The stories found on the back of the pictures presented offer.
Ransom Riggs has found a treasure trove of stories, and this book is a must read for anybody with a love of writing, stories or even just quirky photos. Ransom Riggs s Talking Pictures: Images and Messages Rescued From the Past is an unforgettable trip into the past. The sad stories are completely heartbreaking, while the fun stories are cheeky and bound to put a smile on your face.Īs a writer, I am drawn to the idea that we can find stories in the simplest of things, and in the most unlikely of places. While it seems like such a weird obsession, it only takes a look through a few pages of this book before you find yourself totally immersed and understanding why Riggs collects these images – while the photos on their own do tell stories, the captions help the stories become more complex, with a much stronger emotional resonance. There are over 300 pages of different images, all put into particular categories “Clowning Around” includes pictures of people having fun and playing pranks, while there are other chapters looking into love and marriage, wartime photos, and even a chapter dedicated to one person in particular, a little girl called Janet Lee whose short but tragic life story is captured in just a few photos and captions. Talking Pictures: Images and Messages Rescued From The Past showcases some of his favourite and most powerful of his collected photos and their accompanying captions.
While the picture looks boring and blurred on its own, the caption reveals that a baby girl was found lying on the side of the road – suddenly the image is transformed, and has a story.
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