A Photographic Study of the Human Trace in Non-Places I have maintained a love-hate relationship with motorway service stations for most of my life. As a child, they were sites of wonder—the neon-lit portals to a holiday, the literal start of something magical. In my teens and early twenties, they […]
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Most of my work stays within the boundaries of nature and landscapes, but the original piece forced me to look at photography through a different lens. It’s a portrait of my mother, taken by my son. He used a Lomo’Instant because we wanted something tactile for her to keep while […]
This will be a study of the photographs I never usually take. When travelling I try to capture what makes each place unique and special instead of what makes it the same as everywhere else. During several months of travel across Europe, my primary observation was not the celebrated diversity […]
Influenced by the color palette of Boris Mikhailov’s Red series, this collection documents a weekend exploration of Sofia, Bulgaria. By focusing on the urban landscape of a former Eastern Bloc city, this work examines the tension between historical context and contemporary commercialisation. The project highlights the phenomenon of architectural and […]
Both images are iconic portraits of Afghan women. Yet they serve vastly different narrative purposes based on their context. Steve McCurry’s Afghan Girl (1985) is arguably a purely aesthetic view of war. Shot during the Soviet-Afghan War, Sharbat Gula’s piercing green eyes dominate the frame, drawing the viewer in with […]
Prior to this week’s study, I had not consciously considered my photographic methodology. While I have an established style and concept for the majority of my images, I am looking to challenge these habits and expand my repertoire. I found the discussion on strict constraints, such as focusing on a […]
‘Where I live’ This was a collaboration between David Fender, Pauline Mooney and Steve Kelcey. The brief was deliberately vauge to allow this to open to multiple interpretations and could utilise own photos, found photos, internet images, archive images, family snaps, and Google Earth images. Suggested by David Fender. We […]
I admire the work of Burtynsky, it is often beautiful, though provoking and disturbing, all in one image. Edward Burtynsky’s methodology is often referred to as Industrial Sublime. merging industrial landscapes with aesthetic beauty. His research is forensic, often operating like a scientist to identify specific sites of massive human/landscape […]
John Szarkowski’s enduring theoretical framework posits a fundamental dichotomy in photographic practice: a spectrum defined by two distinct approaches—the Mirror and the Window. This analogy provides a critical lens through which we can distinguish between the romantic and the realist traditions in visual art. For the “Mirror” photographer, the camera […]