To Master (industry iii)
SONY Awards: Home
Hand-ins:
➤ 5 - 10 images.
+ RAW & JPEG
+ Make sure the file is in sRGB color profile.
➤ Screenshot of SONY submission.
➤ Online PDF portfolio.
+ "designed and sequenced for client and public viewing"
➤ Physical print of images.
➤ Workbook URL.
+ "needs to be a more comprehensive and reflective document in terms of your unit progression including awareness of the Sony Awards, the aspect of the industry that you are choosing to focus on for this unit and relevant research and practice evaluation."
Planning
initial ideas:
➤ Photographing work colleagues living in "Joe houses". I found out through my area manager that these no longer operate "officially". Therefore, I had to abandon this idea.
➤ Photographing Thai temples around London. I abandoned this idea due to problems with access and not being able to meet the time frame.
sources:
- Survey of buddhist buildings in England. (https://historicengland.org.uk/images-books/publications/survey-of-buddhist-buildings-in-england/buddhist-buildings/)
- Buddhapadipa Temple in Wimbledon, easy to reach. (https://www.watbuddhapadipa.org/)
- Cittaviveka Temple in Chithurst, 2 hour 40 minute commute. (https://www.cittaviveka.org/visiting)
- London Buddhist Vihara in central London. (https://www.londonbuddhistvihara.org/)
50 words statement draft
I am a person of third culture identity, and I was lucky to live abroad and travel throughout my life so far. Growing up I developed a deep connection with the idea of travel.
In this project, I focus on the quiet moments of reflection in Airports, Train and Bus stations.
Mindmap
➤ Home is a feeling of connection and love to a place, feeling or a person.
➤ Based on the conclusion of my mindmap, I will make a moodboard based on what this "feeling" is to me.
Moodboard
➤ I find home in the excitement of travel.
➤ Now that I've gathered a general sense of what home is to me, I'm going to include projects or photographs that inspire me.
Inspiration: Commute by Sam Wright 2022
Inspiration: "Last Night At The Bus Stop" by Travis Huggett
https://www.ignant.com/2015/11/23/photographer-travis-huggett-captures-commuters-on-the-bus/
Inspiration: In Limbo (Jet Lag) by Bruno Trematore
https://www.brunotrematore.com/jet-lag/
Inspiration: Airports by Gary Winogrand
Inspiration: Airports by Mark Steinmetz
https://www.artsatl.org/mark-steinmetz-finds-beauty-at-atlanta-airport/
Inspiration: Airport 84' by Shirley Baker
Photos taken in Manchester airport.
https://www.photocollections.org.uk/members/news/shirley-baker-airport-87
October 31: Formative Feedback
➤ Photograph Heathrow. Transit in Paddington is very hectic.
➤ Tokyo Compression - Michael Wolf
➤ Check RapidEye printing - Lee Williams / printspace
➤ November 1: Shoot Heathrow
➤ Leica MP rented out November
Inspiration: Hannah Starkey
Inspiration: Philip Lorca Dicorcia
Inspiration: Edward Hopper
Edward Hopper: Urban Pictures
Although Hopper regularly visited New England, Greenwich Village (where he lived in the same apartment from 1913 until his death in 1967) was home, and New York set the stage for many of his most iconic paintings. Just as he in New England shunned dominant artistic motifs, Hopper disregarded many Jazz Age subjects—soaring skyscrapers, bustling streets, and industrial machinery—favored by American modernists. Indeed, Hopper's New York is at once instantly recognizable and strangely unfamiliar: streets are devoid of pedestrians, stores are without customers, and even automats—modern restaurants in which coin-operated, food-dispensing machines replaced waiters—lack signs of anything automatic. And though New York architecture rose to great new heights, Hopper favored instead a horizontal compositional format more closely linked to landscape traditions. He also avoided signs of the grit, noise, and commotion of urban life, imbuing his portrayals of the city with an overwhelming silence and disquieting stillness.
From Williamsburg Bridge [Williamsburg Bridge], 1928, oil on canvas, Lent by The Metropolitan Museum of Art, George A. Hearn Fund, 1937 Photograph © 1989 The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
November 1 onward: Shooting at King's Cross
I am a person of third culture identity, and I was lucky to live abroad and travel throughout my life. For me, home is a passing sense of connection that sparks feelings of belonging. Growing up I developed a deep connection with the idea of travel and the moments of sonder as I gazed around the busy, yet calming environment. In this project, titled "Commuters In Transit", I focus on the quiet moments of reflection in airports, trains, and bus stations in order to encapsulate my idea of home.
Original: shot on Olympus EM10II
Edited:
November 6: Jubilee Line shot on Leica MP
Shooting with the Leica MP I found myself connecting a lot more with my subjects whilst shooting. The manual rangefinder and 24mm prime lens slowed me down which made the process feel more intentional. This is the only photo from my submission which hasn't been edited. I like the mysterious ambiguity surrounding what's in the suitcases and how the feel of the photo compliments this.
Original: shot on Olympus EM10II
Edited:
