Finding Focus: How a Visual Storyteller Gets the Right Image — and the Right Tone

ProPublica 's photo essay gave a glimpse into the experience of Flint , Michigan , residents.

The project is a photo essay of three residents and how their present-day concerns, fears and decisions are shaped by the water crisis.

Here are suggestions for aspiring visual storytellers who may find themselves in similar situations.

The beauty of visual storytelling is that the story can always change, the writer says.

The city has introduced me to people who care deeply about their community and embrace one another with generosity, care and compassion.

I learned about a host of local programs, from the Flint Rx Kids program that provides financial support for mothers to the McKenzie Patrice Croom Flint Community Water Lab, which trains youth to give back and provides free water testing.