A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words... or is it?

I love photos that tell a story. I don't know about a "thousand words" but I'm surprised by how many photos I see here on FAA and other sites that have no description -- not a word. Perhaps they're saying the photo speaks for itself and I agree that should be the case. But sometimes, I want to know more about the photo and want to see a few words at least. I may be in the minority because I'm a playwright and I love long stories but I actually love the photos that have the "historical documentation" of the place or the flower or the architecture. It shows that the photographer really took some time, not only to take the photo but to do some research. I'm talking to myself here because although I always write at least a sentence or two and the location, I always plan to go back later and "elaborate." Take for instance, my photo shown here: A curious cat in Mykonos. I have had the pleasure of visiting Mykonos, Greece three times (and I want to go back very soon). It's a very beautiful, magical place and during the travel "season" - the cobblestone streets are usually so full of tourists that you can barely walk, much less take a photo. But I did visit one time in the "off season" and the streets were surprisingly vacant. So I turned down one street near the Kastro Bar, and I saw a black cat jump up on a ledge near the sign, with his black tail hanging down from the ledge in a perfect curl and I raised my camera and walked closer. I was sure that the cat would run away as soon as approached. But he was focused - he did not move. And I got the shot I wanted. The cat looks like he's looking at the poster in the display case but the "real story" is that he was hunting a mouse (!) that had disappeared behind the ledge. I have sold this photo several times over, mostly because frequent travelers want to remember all the fun times they had at the Kastro Bar in Mykonos, Greece. They think the cat is cute, they remember there are lots of cats there and that they want to go back for a visit. So now that I think about it, maybe the story behind the photo doesn't matter after all!