Magazine Cover

Combining ink, paper, facts, perspective, honesty, accuracy and technique to create a brilliantly communicative world in journalism, freedom to express thought and information creatively for the betterment of my world is incentive enough. As a newspaper, yearbook and magazine editor I architect my school by influencing the student body with perspective and opinion. Journalism requires a well-rounded listener, reader and writer. My experiences with journalism and the subjects in sociology have inspired me to compile pieces of writing as well as artwork to inform a broader audience. The following pieces are articles, essays and creative writing that deal with ethnic, cultural, and societal issues and topics. Some of the text discusses the role of media and literature on our society, communities, gender, race and sexuality. This magazine targets the areas in our society in which we are facing the most problems. It is my hope that this magazine will bring attention to our major issues and highlight the areas in our world that are influencing our society the most.
My vision is to provide views that create a new perspective on sociological issues and concepts by exploring the ways these issues surface in literature, media, and our everyday lives. All of the work that you will see and read is my original work. Aside from writing, photography is also heavily featured. I hope that the photographs inspire you and allow you to look at the world the way I see it, through a new lens and frame of reference. The point of view that I chose for this magazine cover was bird’s eye. I wanted to emphasize “point of view”, so that it would be appropriate for the magazine title. I chose the title “Photography, Lens Impact & Optical Infusion” to give a clear introduction to what the magazine is about first of all. The second part “Lens Impact”, tells the reader that there will be deeper narratives included to give more insight on photography and the stories behind the photographs. The third part of the title, “Optical Infusion” tells the reader that something about lenses, photography, vision, and the whole work of photography infuses something into the thoughts of the reader. This gives the reader some interaction with the pieces and the way that it influences them. I placed the headline story teasers on the right side of the cover because I thought it would be unique from other magazines which usually place them on the left side. I also placed them there because it was the most appropriate space in reference and regards to the photograph on the cover. The teasers are relevant to the magazine because they are expansions of the title that I chose. They explain deeper endeavors of photography. The stories that I previewed on the cover are insightful and intellectual to the field of photography. I chose the photograph that I chose for my cover because it is my favorite picture that I have ever taken. Also, I believe it adds a positive outlook to the magazine. The subject is positive. As I mentioned before, the point of view does a lot for the meaning and contents of the publication. This has been my favorite project by far.

Sevonna Brown. Swimming in Peace, July 2010.