This is the underlying idea behind the Portland Press Herald s Lenscape pages.
Photos are the windows to the newspaper.
They draw our readers onto our pages, into our pages and allow an emotional connection to the news. The new Lenscape photo feature came about after staff brainstorming. Through Lenscape, the photo staff and news copy desk wanted to give readers a deeper look at world and national events. Images are chosen for their visual and news value. We look for a mix of national and world photos, but we don t duplicate photos that would accompany more prominently featured news stories.