Storytelling. Storytelling. Storytelling. You always hear this in photography, but what does it actually mean? Well, just take a look at this image, which was recently selected as an honorable mention at the Australian Photography Awards 2026, and it’ll become clear.
Taken by Carly Earl, best known for being The Guardian Australia’s picture editor, every element of the composition and edit adds a chapter of the narrative, completing the story in a single frame.
