PHOT-209A: What's Your Story

What's Your Story blends selfie culture, personal history archiving with a direct introduction to the many cultures and cultural experiences in Southern California. What's Your Story takes a page out of NPR's Story Core playbook by asking people to sit down and tell their stories with the added element of photography. Integral to the project is the recognition and visibility that comes with sharing your story with the world. Anyone who comes to the What's Your Story booth will be gifted a portrait on 13 x 19 paper, those who participate further by granting us an interview, will have their stories archived and celebrated through a breadth of social media outlets, exhibitions, and publications. Their stories will reach well beyond their personal social algorithm.