Whilst we were at the Societe Jersiaise, each group was given a photographer to research from the archive, then we had to choose one of his photographs to illustrate performance photography which links in with our course work theme change, challenge and chance. The photographer my group got given was Emile Guiton.

Emile Guiton is a Jersey photographer, who was born in 1879. Emile chronicled photographs of life on the Island during the 20^th century. There is now a collection of 781 photographs taken by Emile at La Societe Jersiaise. He photographed big events such as the German Occupation and the Liberation of Jersey as well as his personal life.

This photograph is about a “presentation by the vice president Colonel Collas DSO, at the Jersey Museum, of a photographic portrait to Emile F Guiton on his retirement as editor of the Bulletin and other Société publications” therefore the photograph shows a performance which is the act of them both shaking hands as well as giving a presentation. I think this photograph also links in with chance because there was no guarantee that this moment was going to happen or that it would be captured. I think challenge is also portrayed in this photograph because the photo challenges the idea of a typical portrait and it has a portrait within the portrait. Finally, it shows a change in Emile’s life as he Is now retiring as the editor of Societe publications and moving on to a new chapter in his life.