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Exercise 2.1 – Individual spaces (P.58)

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For this exercise I have to create three images showing the link between a subject and their surroundings. I had originally wanted to approach my neighbours, two academics, a scientist and a linguist; and an artist and ask if I could photograph them at their places of work. However, due to the coronavirus outbreak I was unable to do so, so have photographed members of my family instead. This image is of my wife in the ‘telly room’ which is most definitely her space. Although it is the room where we both watch TV, for her it is much more … Continue reading Exercise 2.1 – Individual spaces (P.58)

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Exercise 2.2- Covert (P.64)

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Closely consider the work of the practitioners discussed above, then try to shoot a series of five portraits of subjects who are unaware of the fact they are being photographed. The five photographers mentioned in the introduction to this to exercise, Walker Evans, Philip-Lorca diCorza, Lukas Kuzma, Martin Parr and Tom Wood; all adopted different approaches to capture covert images. Evans and diCorza’s approaches were very technical with hidden cameras and remote shutter release. Tom Wood adopted an almost polar opposite approach of hiding in plain sight; by regularly attending the same venue and giving prints to the people he … Continue reading Exercise 2.2- Covert (P.64)