The ‘emotional’ turn in contemporary geographical research has prompted many geographers to engage critically in qualitative methodologies. This paper will introduce the concept of digital storytelling as a methodology for exploring place and emotion in geographical research. I will discuss the theory and practice of digital storytelling based upon the model developed at the Centre for Digital Storytelling (CDS) in Berkeley, California. I then present some observations from my recent fieldwork experience, including the presentation of a short digital story that I created at the workshop. Drawing primarily on geographical work on emotion, memory and place, alongside qualitative methods in geography, I will explain some of my fieldwork observations. Finally, I present some preliminary ideas on the use of digital storytelling as a method for contemporary cultural/social geographical research.