To create the images presented below I went to three different beaches, picking up and photographing the pollution present on each one. To chose my locations for these shoots I began by visiting some of Jersey’s popular beaches to determine wich will be the best to get across my message. Although popular places like St Ouen were the most obvious choice, I decided to look at much smaller beaches,  portraying how such a confined area can demonstrate so much waste. The locations of my results below include a small beach near Faldouet, Gorey beach and Bouley Bay. To capture my message about the scale of common beach pollution the idea of cleaning the beach and presenting what I find, collected together in one powerful photograph, has really worked well. By doing this I make the problem impossible to ignore and inherently obvious to the viewer. To complete this shoot all I needed was my camera, some trash bags, gloves and natural light from the sun. It was really interesting to see how much of this waste I found to support my point of this being a massive and overlooked pollution issue. Below is a small collection of some of my unedited images…To chose between these photographs, and produce a final collection, I was looking for a few certain aspects. To cut my shoot of around 50 images from each beach to these 7 originals above I was mainly concentrating on the quality of light and the perspective of my subject matter. My final results below show the photographs that most highlighted the subject matter, making it appear bigger against the location, and in result making my message more obvious. When editing these photographs the first things I did was crop them to make the pollution the first thing you notice. After that, I decided to keep all my results in colour because of the high contrast between the man-made objects against the colours of the natural locations…

The first two finals above are depictions of the result of my beach clean ups on two separate beaches. The image on the left depicts a mixture public waste and fishing pollution with rocks and the sea in the background at a small quiet beach near Faldoeut. To create this image, as with the other outcomes as well, I simply walked to the length of my chosen beach and clustered together everything I could find. The meaning behind this image is mostly based on the huge green fishing net trapping everything it comes in contact with.  This is a perfect example of the problem of fishing waste on marine life and the amount of it that is found in the sea.  I like the dark overtones of this image along with the interesting composition and arrangement of items.  The next photograph on the right is my least favourite outcome from this shoot, however, I still chose to include it in my blog as it clearly shows what was found on a well-known and recognisable beach, Gorey. I will not be featuring it in my final outcomes for this project as the subject matter of what I found is not very interesting.

These next two photographs are more abstracted examples of the pollution found on two separate beaches. The first image on the left was inspired by the amazing layering techniques used by Idris Khan and Stephanie Jung.  Although their work usually revolves around much bigger landscapes I like the effect this technique has on my close up shot, and it abstracts the image and hopefully intrigues the viewer. By doing this, I hope this photograph may help spread awareness in a more light-hearted and artistic way. The next image on the right shows a straightforward closeup of the many strands of discarded rope found at Bouley Bay. I chose this photograph as a second final, as although it is similar to the one on the right, it can emphasise the problem of fishing waste in much more un-manipulated and realistic way. I like the dark contrasts between the many colours of the rope and the shadows in between as it really makes the subject matter stand out and look very dramatic.

These last two photographs are from, what I consider to be, my most successful beach clean, completed at Bouley Bay. When putting together everything that I found I decided to loosely arrange it in categories of waste. By giving this rubbish pile some structure it allows the viewer to really easy to see and pick out nearly every single object that was there. The first image on the left is the classic scene of Bouley Bay with the interesting rock formation and tree behind my subject matter. I like the meaning behind this image as it is very clear to see, from this low angle perspective, the massive amount of waste on such a tiny little beach. I also love the composition of this subject matter, making it seem larger and emphasising its dramatic effect. The last photograph one the right is the same arrangement but taken from the other side. I like the context the Pier in the background gives this image, as it can tell us why this beach is often used and why it may have so much pollution. Overall I think these are the best images from this shoot because of the location, arranged subject matter and quality of light.