Write captions for your photos

How to write compelling captions?

Provide some context or background to the reader so he or she can understand the news value of the photograph.

A basic photo captions should:

• Clearly identify the people and locations that appear in the photo.
• Include the date the photograph was taken.
• Provide some context or background to the reader so he or she can understand the news value of the photograph.

Be brief. Most captions are one or two short, declarative sentences.