A work in progress focusing on the youth culture and the binge drinking habits of students. I started thinking about the pressure, as young people, that is placed upon us by our peers, drinking, drugs, sex, appearance etc. This got me thinking about social pressures from higher up, how we ‘should’ get married, excercise, eat healthy, have a job. These social pressures that [...]
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The Power of Photography
Posted in Developing and Understanding Photographic Practice on November 6, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
In different ways photography can be extremely powerful. It has the power to tell a story in one moment, the power to make us feel happy or sad, angry or joyful. Whether it’s just something we find aesthetically pleasing, or the documentation of an event that makes us upset, photographs have the power to change [...]
Summer work cont. – A Hard Thing
Posted in Developing and Understanding Photographic Practice, Personal Professional Development on October 23, 2009 | 1 Comment »
My Grandma died at the start of the summer. I was around her a lot in those last few weeks and against my will I forced myself to photograph the envents that occured. Whether it was because I had nothing to do, or pure intrigue I do not know. It was one of the hardest things I have ever tried [...]
Summer Work
Posted in Developing and Understanding Photographic Practice, Personal Professional Development on October 17, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
A photo diary of the effect my brother has on his immediate environment. “…You cannot exist in this world without leaving a piece of yourself behind…” Jodi Picoult Inspiration came from Sophie Calle.
