Ian Shaw 513626 Assignment 1 Photography 1 Context and Narrative 1 Photography 1 – Context & Narrative Assignment 1 – Two sides of the story For this assignment I wanted to explore two opposing aspects of London. Having worked and lived there in the past, I enjoy returning to its many positive attributes but I’m never there long before I once again yearn for the more natural, less intense lifestyle of rural Derbyshire. This assignment is an attempt to explore this dichotomy and express it through two sets of documentary photographs: • London: Place of Inspiration and Opportunity. The world's leading banking & finance centre offers luxury, wealth and upward mobility for any who are prepared to work for it. The capital's rich history, stunning architecture and endlessly diverse social scene are an inspiration for us all. There’s always something to see and do. For this set I wanted to avoid the usual tourist shots and instead focus on the legacy of the City’s fine heritage and urban regeneration of the old dockland area. • London: Place of misery and exclusion. Here I wanted to show the inequality, hopelessness and gentrification which steadily pushes ‘undesirables’ out of their own local communities to make way for wealthy overseas investors. Doorways become the temporary homes of the homeless until they are moved on. Society places a ‘No Entry’ sign between the lives of the fortunate and unfortunate - even public benches are now ingeniously designed so that the homeless can no longer sleep on them. I approached this assignment by identifying locations in advance using guidebooks and existing knowledge, thinking reflectively about how London both inspires and saddens me. Earlier approaches can be seen in my blog and were rejected for being too ambitious for a single day’s shooting. https://ian513626photography1contextandnarrative.wordpress.com/category/assignments/assign ment-1/ At the end of the Assignment, I rationalised that London is far too complex to ‘compartmentalise’ as merely two conflicting ideologies. And in that complexity lies its real appeal. (300 words)
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Ian Shaw 513626 Assignment 1
Photography 1 Context and Narrative 1
Photography 1 – Context & Narrative
Assignment 1 – Two sides of the story ForthisassignmentIwantedtoexploretwoopposingaspectsofLondon.Havingworkedandlivedthereinthepast,IenjoyreturningtoitsmanypositiveattributesbutI’mnevertherelongbeforeIonceagainyearnforthemorenatural,lessintenselifestyleofruralDerbyshire.Thisassignmentisanattempttoexplorethisdichotomyandexpressitthroughtwosetsofdocumentaryphotographs: