Theo Gosselin did a project which I thought was really interesting and was a perfect representation of documentary photography. His photography book that he published really inspired me to do a similar idea. He took photos of his road trip around America with his friends and just took really cool, some simplistic photographs that really looked effective. The colours and lighting really fit the mood for his topic, the sunsets looke beautiful and the photographs were very natural and fun.

As a response I want to do something very similar, this will be quite extreme but I do want to capture some images of people jumping in the sea naked from behind. When I see them it makes me smile because I can see the enjoyment they have from doing it from their body actions. I want to make a day out of this project, so I am going to get about 4 friends to come on a drive with me to different parts of Jersey and take photographs of the spontaneous things that we do. I am interested in getting shots from in the sea and then if it is a nice day, sunset pictures because the lighting will be perfect. Another photographer that does a similar idea is Mike Brodie, also known by his graffiti tag the “Polaroid Kid”, is an American photographer from Pensacola, Florida.   A friend gave him a camera and he subsequently spent three years photographing people he encountered, largely train-hoppers, vagabonds, squatters and hobos. His photography captures similar images to Theo and takes his images as documentary photography, I really like his images and love the lighting/theme running through his photos.

Theo Gosselin:

Mike Brodie: