Every photo has a story. And that’s why I’m here.
“A Thousand Words” is a new documentary series by me, Jay Lamm. It’s a weekly show on YouTube that takes 51 of the world’s most iconic images and tells their story…in about a thousand words. I’ve been working on this project for a few years now because I knew that if I started the thing I wouldn’t be able to keep it consistent with everything else I’ve got going on.
I wanted to make and finish the entire year-long project first.
And yes, it took some time.
So, I wrote all the scripts and made sure they were all in a compelling, story-based format. I did all the voice-overs and licensed professional music. I wanted to make sure every single video was filmed, edited, and ready to go before even posting the first one.
I wanted to make sure that I could apply what I learned throughout the entire process to the first few videos so the entire series could have a uniform look and feel.
Please visit my YouTube channel to view the first “intro” video which introduces the audience to the series. While there, please like, subscribe, and even leave a little comment to help me out with that ole YouTube algorithm. I’m starting from scratch here, people.
I’m incredibly proud of this project and hope you all choose to watch the show and share it with your family and friends.
The first episode will be on Neil Armstrong in the EVA as taken by Buzz Aldrin. Other shows will focus on such historic images like the Cottingly Fairies, Richard Avedon’s Beekeeper, Workers by Sebastiao Salgado, Fan Ho, Jill Greenberg, Robert Capa, Annie Leibovitz, the Event Horizon Telescope, and there will even be an episode devoted to the album covers of Abbey Road and Dawn of the Black Hearts.
The first episode drops on January 6th at 11am (CST) and a new episode will premier each following Saturday throughout 2024.
