The following images are part of my backup plan for the documentary project in case my main idea ends up not working out. For the past couple of weeks, I have been very interested in the recent U.N. climate report that has given a 12 year deadline on how long world industries have to change their coal emission habits before catastrophic damage is done to the environment (at least noticeably more than what has already been done). The Armageddon-esque rhetoric has sparked a more passionate and aggressive discussion on climate change, and many people are becoming more aware of the adverse affects of fossil fuel emissions and poor agricultural practices (sea levels rising, human conflicts, etc). With this in my mind, I have become hyper-aware of the trash and litter in Howard Amon park where I walk everyday. I like how most of these photographs turned out, but what I am really struggling with is the idea of making a documentary rather than a themed series. The concept of climate change can be quite abstract when thinking about how to photograph it in our everyday lives, so thinking of ways to express this idea in our area while simultaneously retaining a candid and natural feel is difficult. The majority of coal plants are on the east coast, so some creative planning will be needed to express obvious and recognizable iconography of climate change in our area through images.
Final Project Progress
The following images are part of what I have been working on for my final project. I have three projects I am working on concurrently, so the goal of this week is to decide on which project will become my final. The recent weather has been a challenge for one of my projects, so this post features some images from two of my three projects. The first project (which takes up a majority of this post) is one I have tentatively titled Neon Noir . This series of images started as a project I was working on separate from an assignment in class. My goal was to study a photographer that I admired and try to emulate what I liked about their work. However, this quickly evolved from studying one specific photographer into studying an entire trend in photography known as cyberpunk or outrun photography. This style of art and photography has recently become extremely popular with the rise of Vaporwave music and the recently released Blade Runner 2049 film. The typical...
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