Traffic and Roads in Vientiane

Photograph Narrative

Maria Fennema, Grade 7R, Visual Arts

I want to communicate to people about the condition of the roads and traffic in Vientiane. I chose the narrative because those photos show a range of road and traffic conditions. The perspectives of each photo are different, and they each show something different, but they all show what the roads and traffic are like. In Laos, the traffic is very different from other countries. There are the really nice cemented and smooth roads, and then there are the bumpy dirt roads. There are also a lot of roads under construction, so sometimes we have to take detours. When you live in Laos, you have to get used to the road conditions, because you never know what type of road you will encounter in Vientiane.

This photograph uses the compositional rule of thirds, because of the pole that is on the right side, and the car in the middle, etc. It also uses balancing elements, because of the position of the pole and the car.

I took this photo because it shows the car coming around the roundabout. It looks very close to the roundabout, but it really isn’t that close.

This photograph uses the compositional rule of leading lines because of the tree and the sidewalk leading up to the fruit stand. The photograph also uses the compositional rule of thirds, because the fruit stand is on the right, the tree is in the top right corner, the cars are on the left, etc..

I took this photo because it shows the fruit stand that is on the side of the road.

This photograph

uses the

compositional rule

of thirds, because

the car is in the top

left corner and the

bike in the bottom

right corner. It also

uses leading lines.

The red line on the

road leads from

the bike to the car.

I took this photo

because it shows

that there was a

car crash, and

there are lots of

casualties on the

road in Vientiane

This photograph

uses the

compositional rule

of thirds, because of

the position of the

person with the

cart. The cart is in

the middle, to the

right. It also uses

balancing elements

because of the

position of the cars

in the background

and the cart in the

foreground.

I took this photo

because it show the

cart on the road.

This photograph

uses leading lines.

The road and the

canal go in the same

direction, towards

the building, but it

comes back as well.

I took this photo

because it shows

how narrow the

road is and how

close it is to the

canal. It is really a

big contrast to the

wide, paved roads.

This photograph

uses the

compositional rule

of leading lines. The

road is the leading

line, because it

goes off into the

distance, or you can

see it as coming

towards you,

stopping at the

blockers.

I took this picture

because it shows

that there are roads

under construction.

This road used to

be a dirt road, but

they paved it.