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‘Environment’ – finished project evaluation

For my final outcomes from this project I have managed to produce 8 presentations of my favourite photographs along with a carefully designed photo book. To begin my project I started with the idea of spreading environmental awareness through photography. This type of conversational photography has been used to advocate environmental issues since the 1860’s and is a powerful medium for influencing positive change. When I started I used the rough headline of ‘environmental awareness’ but as my work has progressed over the exam it has been changed to the preferred title of ‘Pollution in the Channel islands’.

As the world’s pollution issues are already vastly documented and recorded there was a large amount of artistic and written research done around this topic which helped to inform and inspire my shoots. The main inspirations I have had for my project are photographers who have looked at pollution from an artistic and symbolic view-point. These include Gregg Segal and his ‘7 days of garbage’ project, Steven Hirsch with his work; ‘Off The Water’s Surface’, and Goussin and Hortense’s beautiful examples of ocean pollution. By researching these photographers I was influenced to make many of my final results a beautiful mixture of symbolic and abstract representations. The specification for this years exam was to create a sustained exploration of our given word, ‘environment’, resulting in multiple final presentations. Over the time we were given I have created beautiful symbolic, abstract and documentary images portraying environmental issues as well as inspiring messages and visual encouragements for positive change. By demonstrating a mixture of photography techniques I have really expanded my skill set and provided my viewer with an engaging and interesting project. This exam project, in my opinion, has been very successful, one because I have found my chosen subject so inspiring and informative, and two because I made sure I used careful planning and organisational skills for each one of my shoots. Overall I am really happy with my photo book result as well as the final layout of my 22 favourite images, paired and presented as 8 designs.

Above I have added a few images depicting my finished final presentations of my favourite outcomes from this project. I love my use of window mounts, story boards, triptychs and diptychs to present my work and feel as my outcomes really extenuate the meaning behind my project. What I think makes this collection so successful is that each set of images displays a different message and is presented using a different type of photographic practice. This variety has produced a really interesting and intriguing project, with something that hopefully every one can emotionally respond to. My favourite outcomes above are my large collection of waste to energy images because of the precise way I managed to fit each one together in a story board. As well as this I also really like my documentary plastic pollution outcomes on the bottom left as the double window mount technique has produced very professional and clean looking outcomes.

Online Book Preview: http://www.blurb.co.uk/books/7926770-pollution-in-the-channel-islands

Lastly I have presented my final photo book layout as an online link and contact sheet above whilst I wait for the physical copy to come down in the post. The reason I decided to create a book as well as many final prints is because I think it is a really nice way to bring all my outcomes together, showing my journey as well as thoroughly getting across some environmental awareness. I love the layout I have created above as I have really showed how each shoot works together, getting across the same message in different ways. The facts that I have gathered from my previous research throughout this project give some amazing context to my images as well as emphsising there meaning and the harsh truth of our environmental impact.

Final Results: Photo-book – Front Cover

Now that my photo books is completed and arranged with text and images, I next need to decide what the front cover will be. After doing this I will be ready to print out my book and present my finished project along with my evaluation. Although I have the option of choosing a fabric cover I think that, for my project, an image wrap will be much better. To do this for my Blurb published book I will simply have it printed straight onto the hard cover, giving my book a professional look. As the front cover gives the viewer an initial impression of the book before even opening it, I am wanting to show something eye-catching and in keeping of my environmental theme. This image will represent my project and set the tone for the rest of the book….

After experimenting with the four front cover examples above I have decided that the textured abstract image of agricultural plastic will be best for representing my book. This is because of its intense beauty as well as it very dark and worrying subject matter. To make  this double page spread work perfectly I have rotated it 180 degrees so that the cross over of plastic is featured on the front page rather than the back.  The reason I think this image is so much better than my other choices presented above is because it is not a straight forward symbolic message and its abstract style will hopefully intrigue my potential viewers.

Final Results: Photo-book – Extra Material

In order to properly introduce and give context to each pollution issue that I am visually portraying, I will be adding in multiple facts, as well as a few inspiring quotes. The facts I will be adding will be straightforward statements, taken from my previous research on the blog, and will be put beside the images to give context to each topic. Instead of adding a preface to explain what my book is about, I have decided to use a title page and really powerful quote from legendary explorer Robert Swan. By doing this I hope to introduce my book without giving too much away about the context as well as get across the inspiring message about our environment. Below is a list of each fact and quote in the order I intend to present them throughout my photo book…

  • Second title page –  Pollution In the Channel Islands
  • Introductory quote “The greatest threat to our planet is the belief that someone else will save it.” – Robert Swan
  • ‘Cigarette waste’ context – Every year over 4.5 trillion cigarettes are littered worldwide, each one taking anywhere from two to twenty-five years to biodegrade.’
  • ‘As well as leaching cadmium, lead and arsenic into our environment, discarded cigarette butts pose a significant threat to our environment in terms of fire. Every year, forest fires ravage vast areas, killing off wildlife and vegetation that take years to return.’
  • ‘Plastic pollution’ context – ‘Modern life is unthinkable without plastic and the pure fact it is low-cost, light weight and durable makes it very hard to dispose of.’
  • ‘The term plasticulture refers to the practice of using plastic materials in agricultural applications. Unfortunately this method is used for Jersey’s famous potatoes, 99% of which are exported to the UK.’
  • ‘Agricultural films are one of the largest contributors to the billions of pounds of plastics that are improperly discarded by farming industries across the globe each year. ‘
  • ‘With the exception of the small amount that has been incinerated, every piece of plastic that was ever made still exists in some shape or form.’
  • ‘Ocean pollution’ context – ‘The litter that is swamping our oceans kills wildlife, looks disgusting and is a hazard to our health. – Fishing ropes and netting are a huge problem for our eco-system as, not only does it take at least 600 years for them to degrade, more than 260 animal species worldwide have suffered and died from being entangled in or consuming the material.’
  • ‘Each year, National Geographic estimated that we dump over eight million metric tons of plastic waste into the oceans.’
  • ‘Energy from waste’ context –‘All common household waste in Jersey that is not recycled is sent to the La Collette Energy from Waste Facility. This facility provides the Channel Island with a reliable means of waste disposal for the next 25 years as well as being able to produce 10MW of power, equivalent to 7 – 8% of the island’s electricity usage.’
  • ‘To create energy at the same time as disposing of our waste, the facility burns rubbish and uses the heat from the fire to generate steam which is then used to drive a turbine, generating electricity.’
  • ‘The plant is constantly monitored to ensure it operates in accordance with the licence and EU air quality standards.’
  • Ending quote – “It is the greatest of all mistakes to do nothing because you can only do little – do what you can.” – Sydney Smith

Above is a contact sheet depicting how I am going to arrange my title, quotes and facts with in my photo book. I love the idea of having two blank pages with a straight forward fact between each topic as this really adds to the structure of my journey and leaves a clean space between the different issues. When placing my text I decided to keep it small and towards the bottom of the page as to not take away the emphases of my photographs. As well as this, the reason I have decided to add in two quotes, one as an introduction and one as an ending, is because they really bring to light the meaning and message of my project.

Final Results: Photo-book – Layout & First Design

After arranging how I want to present my final prints and deciding which photographs are the most important for the message of my project, I am ready to begin working on the layout of my photo-book. To start with, I have decided to have my book as a standard portrait size of 20cm by 25cm. This is because, as with my last photo-book, I have multiple portrait images that will fit nicely on a single full-page, as well as quite a few landscape shots that will work beautifully as double page spreads. For this ‘environment’ project, we were informed that our final results must be presented in a thoughtful, careful and professional manner demonstrating skills in presenting with either window mounts, picture frames, foam-board, etc. As well as doing this, however, I think my photo-book will be a really nice finish to bring all my outcomes together, showing my journey as well as thoroughly getting across some environmental awareness.

When putting together my first layout in Lightroom I spent a long time tampering with the order and sizing of all my final outcomes. Whilst doing this I found that a few of my shoots did not fit in with the dramatic theme. These excluded results include the ones from my beach clean ups, my second plastic portraiture shoot, and my results from the La Collette recycling centre. Although I feel like these are still an important part of my project, they do not really contribute to the strong messages shown throughout my book and therefore will just remain a part of my supporting studies. Below is my first design laid out in the order I wish to present it (apart from a few final changes). When putting this together I thought about how many blank pages I wanted to leave, sequencing, the way it shows the narrative and the juxtaposition of certain images. The blank pages left between each subject (cigarette waste, plastic pollution, ocean pollution and Jersey waste disposal), as well as a few others, will later be filled with subheadings, messages and facts. The contact sheet below shows my initial design presented as a contact sheet of screen shots…

Initial Photo-Book Design:

The design above shows all of the pages I plan to have featured in my end result. The only definite change I will be making to this layout is to remove my single beach clean-up image, bringing my book down from 60 pages to 58. As well as this, I will be adding in subheadings, messages and facts to the blanks pages and at the start of the book; a second title page and a preface/quote. Although I have mixed up and joined together a lot of my shoots, my book will still be presenting four different sections looking at cigarette waste, plastic pollution, ocean pollution and Jersey’s waste disposal. My first decision for the design of my book was to make all the pages black, emphasising my more symbolic photographs and giving the book an overall dramatic tone. For the layout I have decided to show my journey through exploring the Islands pollution by presenting my themes in the order I completed them. The first and shortest section introduces the dark tone that is displayed throughout my book whilst only showing one style of studio photography. The next two plastic and ocean pollution sections, however, depict an array of symbolic, documentary and abstract images that, together, really do emphasise their meanings. Lastly is my Jersey waste disposal shoot which, like the first section, only shows one type of photography to tell the story. I love the variety of double page spreads, full bleeds, and mirroring techniques I have used throughout this layout and feel as if this book will be an informative and inspiring part of my final pieces.

Symbolism: Final Prints – Layouts & Designs

After creating, experimenting with, and evaluating my final presentation plans for my documentary outcomes, I next moved on to deciding how to portray my chosen symbolism results. Below I have taken all the outcomes I had decided to use in my previous ‘selections post’ and organised them as well as slightly narrowing them down. These designs are mock-up versions and experimentations of my favourite symbolism outcomes and how I want the final printed versions to appear when presenting my project. From my knowledge of printing final images in previous projects, I will be asking for my A4 and A5 prints to be on gloss paper and my A3 on matt. The red cross’ below indicate that I will definitely not be using this version of the display to physically recreate and the question mark means I am still unsure. To create these I simply used layering tools in Photoshop to make black and white backgrounds give off the illusion of window mounts, triptychs, and diptychs…

Symbolism – Final Prints – Presentations :

My first symbolism presentation above depicts the problem of cigarette waste and represents the message of ‘man vs nature’. These computer generated displays depict how I am intending to display my results in a classic black diptych window mount. Because of the dramatic black background of these pieces, I will be requesting they are printed off size A4 so that they can appear on gloss paper. Although I am fond of my symbolism piece using a human hand as the subject matter, I have found that the more simple mirroring effect of the two flower images looks much more dramatic and stylish. To create this display above I actually had to go back and re-edit these two images in order for both to appear in colour with the same tone and lighting effect. To make the window mount simulation above I used a very thin frame of white background before the black to create the illusion of the black frame having a bevelled edge.

For my next pieces presenting my creative ocean pollution symbolism finals, I will be presenting two sets of diptych images backed onto large white foam boards. Because these will all be A3 prints I originally thought about backing them onto foam board and simply displaying them as four separate pieces. However, because the images are quite similar in colour and subject matter I decided that they are best off displayed together in the hopes that they will compliment one other. I particularly like the two examples on the left together because they are a simple/abstract version of the same jellyfish-like creature. As well as this the fish and wave outcomes also work well together as it is an obvious symbol of ‘under the sea’. To re-create the Photoshop examples I have displayed above I will be first backing them onto black foam board separately (giving them more visual weight) to then arrange them side by side.

Lastly, for my surreal and abstract outcomes above, taken during my documentary ocean pollution shoot, I have decided to put together my most complicated window mount so far. This presentation will be paired up with my black and white documentary outcomes depicting the pollution I used to create these images. As with those outcomes, these were taken on an iPhone and therefore will also have to be printed off on A5 and A4 gloss paper. The reason I am unsure whether I will be using the five image window mount on the left or the smaller one with four is because I first want to judge the quality of the top abstract piece to see if its good enough to display. When recreating one of these examples I will most likely crop the A5 pieces to the same size in order for them to appear more professional. To create this complicated window mount will take a lot of planning, however, when finished, the end result will accentuate my photographs and present a visually stimulating collection.

Documentary: Final Prints – Layouts & Designs

Before designing my photo book I first wanted to plan out how I will be presenting my final outcomes that I have chosen in my previous ‘selections’ post. To do this I have first split my results into documentary and symbolism presentations and separated them into two posts. Below are mock-up versions and experimentations of my documentary outcomes and how I want the final printed versions to appear by the end of the exam. To create these displays I will be using a mixture of gloss paper A4 and A5 images as well as A3 matt pieces and the materials provided by the school. The red cross shown over the top of my designs below indicates that I will definitely not be using this version to physically recreate in the exam whereas the question mark means I am still unsure. To create these examples I simply used layering techniques in Photoshop to make black and white backgrounds give off the illusion of window mounts and storyboards…

Documentary – Final Prints – Presentations :

This collection of computer generated displays above depicts how I am intending to display my results on the problem of ‘plasticulture’ in Jersey. For these pieces, I am planning on creating my most difficult presentations to emphasise my A3 images using a double window mounting and diptych technique. To do this I will first be creating a white window mount for all three of my pieces and then a larger black window-mount to go on top. The reason I have separated my outcomes into two pieces is because the black and white abstract image is very dark and dramatic compared and looks much better as a single display. As well as this I have chosen to create a diptych because the two colour images work together to tell a frightening story about where this plastic ends up. Because the two documentary images are not the same size, after testing it out, I have decided they look much better as a vertical display with one on top of the other.

The next design above shows how I am planning to lay out and put together my many final outcomes taken to explore the methods of Jersey’s common waste disposal. To do this I will be using my previously researched picture story technique, my 6 – 8 professionally printed photographs, and two pieces of large white foam board. The reason I will need two pieces of foam board is to separately mount each photograph, giving them a lot more visual weight and emphasis,  before sticking them all down together as a final collection. As I am unsure how big of a board I will be able to use I will be printing two extra A5 images as well as an A3 and A4 version of the same piece. This is so that when it comes to actually laying these out, in the set sizes that they are produced, I will be able to make my best judgments on the day. This piece will be my largest presentation for my project as I love the overall tone of the shoot and the fact it is an insider’s view on where all of Jersey’s pollution ends up.Lastly, for my documentary final outcome presentations, I will be showing a much smaller display of A5 images that will later pair up with the abstract finals from the same shoot. These two photographs depicting ocean pollution will be made as a simple black window mount presenting a diptych technique. Although I could possibly crop them down (using the frame) to exactly the same dimensions, I feel as though they would work better as a vertical presentation rather than as the crossed out horizontal one I have displayed above. This is mainly because of the lengthy way I have presented the surreal versions from this shoot in my next post as well as it mirroring my plastic documentary diptych above.  The reason I am printing these images so small is because they were originally taken using an iPhone and an underwater phone case and therefore are not the highest of quality.

Methods of Presentation – Research

For my next step in moving towards finalising this exam project, I have researched a few of the ways I am planning to display my work. As I have explained and presented in my last post, I will be using a large number of my favourite outcomes from this project to enlarge and exhibit as well as include in a potential photo-book. Below is an introductory look at some techniques that I have previously attempted in my past projects as well as a few new styles I intend to experiment with. The first contact sheet below depicts a look at different styles of window mounts as well as photo collections and picture stories…

By mounting my chosen photographs and framing them with the available materials l am able to explore many different display options to enhance the overall look of the project. Using a well-designed combination of frames, mounting, and card mats I can form an important part of the visual expression displayed throughout my images, separating them from their surroundings and giving them more visual weight. One of the main mounting and framing techniques I will be using for my display will be window mounting; cutting out the centre of my material and using the frame that’s left to stick over the top of my uncropped photographs. This type of mountings is usually cut with a bevelled edge and because it covers the edges of each piece, window mounts can also be useful for cropping or levelling images. As well as this I will also be using this technique to explore the idea of combining my final images using triptych/ diptych displays. Diptychs and triptychs are a brilliant tool for photographic storytelling, by presenting two or three images from the same session or completely different scenes they are amazing for showing opposition as well as contrasting ideas.  The top row of the contact sheet below displays some examples of window mounting and the various techniques and styles in which it can be done…Apart from window mounting I will also be potentially creating a Picture Storyboard to present some of my larger collections such as my shoot from the La Collette ‘Energy from Waste’ facility. The definition of a picture story put simply is a visual representation of something produced on one surface in a creative medium. What I like most about this method is no picture story can ever be the same, even if the subject and photographs are identical. The way you deign your story and lay it out can give the overall outcome a very different look, showing individual styles in each version. On the bottom row of the contact sheet above I have added some examples of varied picture story layouts including one I made in Photoshop.

To get more ideas about the different compositions of photo books my next step was to find three personal inspirations that are presented on the publishing website I will be using, Blurb. Below are three very different examples presented and captioned in a contact sheet to clearly view their layouts. On the top row is an example that was put together by Mark Roberts, called ‘PDML Photo Annual 2017’, which presents a simple and classic photo book style.  The book is a Standard 10×8 inch landscape size and consists of 108 Pages. The layout is a common arrangement of each photograph taking up a single page with a white border and a blank page left between. Although I like this classic technique I am sure I will be wanting to do something a more creative for my end result to emphasise my images as well as my message.The next photo book, displayed in the middle row, is an interesting piece called ‘We The People’ by Daniel Levin which explores protests taking place in America. This book is only 50 pages long and is a nice 13×11 inch landscape size. I like the variety of layouts in this example including, however, I am mostly researching it for its straightforward set out of the title, second title, and then preface. Lastly is my favourite inspiration for my own photo book displayed out of the three below. This book by Michael Farnworth, simply named ‘Photographs by Michael Farnworth’ is a standard 10×8 inches landscape size and consists of a short 30 pages. The book portrays the author’s “first book of photographs” depicting the beautiful landscapes of Hampstead Heath. The inspiration I can take from this book is the beautiful way he presents multiple images on the same page, combines contrasting/complimenting images, and presents full-page bleeds…

Final Results: All Project Outcomes – Selections

Since going through all my final outcomes presented in my last few posts, I have now been able to narrow down my favourite images into 3 genres depicting environmental awareness: symbolism, abstraction and documentary photography. For this project, as I planned in my ‘Final Piece – initial idea’ post, I will be producing a number of different prints presented in interesting ways as well as a potential photo-book to display all my work. Below I have displayed my 25 favourite and most relevant images taken during this project, separated and analysed based on their genre of photographic technique. Before this, however, I have added a contact sheet consisting of my 42 final outcomes that I have narrowed down from my original 66. These images will be used to produce my photo-book, telling a very interesting and visually stimulating story about our Island’s pollution and common environmental issues…By viewing my best images from all 10 shoots together in this contact sheet above I can start to get an idea of what my potential photo-book may look like. As well as this I am now able to see how many of each symbolic, abstract and documentary photographs I have comparatively and how each section could possibly work together or be separated. Overall I am quite pleased with the variety of techniques I have managed to portray within one project as well as the quality and symbolic strength of my final images. Below are my favourite 25 photographs that may well be presented as prints, split up into 3 sections and evaluated…

Symbolism: The seven images depicted above are my favourite final outcomes taken from three out of five of my completed symbolic shoots. The reason I have chosen the least outcomes from my symbolism shoots is because I had to create each scene instead of just picking them out of the environment around me. After comparing all my outcomes I have decided against including any of my ‘plastic symbolism portraiture’ for printing and presentation simply because the symbolism isn’t as strong. As well as this I much prefer the successful and more surreal symbolic images above that depict my carefully crafted use of props and a lot of thought behind their message. For my first representation portraying the issue of smoking waste (presented on the top row) I have chosen two of my ‘man vs nature’ photographs and one ‘connecting mankind to this problem’. I have chosen these images one, for their clear message to the audience and two, for my soft lighting techniques and dramatic studio effect. On the bottom row are my four different symbolic representations of ocean pollution crafted from waste I sourced from Jersey’s coastline. I love the emphasised meaning behind these carefully created photographs and think their vibrant and intriguing subject matter will contribute nicely to my overall project.

Abstraction: Next are my nine favourite abstract outcomes that were all taken simply as the opportunity arose during four out of five of my documentary shoots. Although I have also created a few abstract photographs in my cut out sections (depicting my beach cleans and the recycling centre) they are nowhere near as vibrant and interesting as the ones I have presented above. The first three chosen outcomes of the top row depict a few close-up detailed shots of specific parts of Jersey’s extensive ‘Energy to Waste’ setup. The reason I am keen to present them is I love the simplicity of these images as I feel they display a very strong and beautiful topographic style. The next two abstract pieces below show my vibrant and textured results documenting the issue of agricultural waste in Jersey from up-close. Although abstract, the meaning behind these images is dramatic and they perfectly depict a type of large-scale plastic going to waste – directly related to where we live. Lastly, on the bottom row, I have chosen to add my abstract pieces that portray something with devastating repercussions in a beautiful way, thus potentially intriguing my viewers and subtly informing them of the reality of ocean pollution.

Documentary:Lastly, depicted above are my very important documentary images cut down to eight photographs from three out of five of my original shoots. As with my abstraction outcomes, I have decided to exclude my sections presenting my three beach cleans and my visit to La Collette Recycling Centre. This is because although they have a lot of educational value they would not intrigue my viewers when printed out and presented on their own.  My first chosen finals on the top row can portray how much agricultural plastic is used in the potato farming industry, plastered over Jersey fields every year. The reason I have chosen these images as final prints is the obvious connection of this issue to our island as well as the beautiful way they work together to tell the story. The next row depicts a clear view of the waste I found on Faldouet beach that would later be washed into the sea at high tide. Finally, the bottom row of this contact sheet depicts three finals portraying the narrative of what ends up happening to Jersey’s un-recycled waste. The reason I have chosen these images is one, because of the contrasting natural light and shadows and two,  their dramatic intensity and ability to give my viewers an idea of how much we produce.

Final Results: All Project Outcomes – Grouped Evaluation

After comparing all of my final outcomes that I have produced during this project, I next wanted to look closely at each theme, analyse images relevance to the project and decide how I will narrow them down.  By doing this I am making the next step of selecting my final few photographs much easier and showing exactly how I reached that point. Below are four contact sheets depicting symbolic smoking waste and plastic pollution; documentary plastic and beach pollution; symbolic and abstract ocean pollution; and the different methods of disposing of waste in Jersey…

The first 2 rows of the contact sheet below are images from my 2 symbolic portrayals of smoking waste and plastic pollution. The meaning behind the first 6 images on the top row is to symbolise the vastness of this pollution issue and how it is caused by us, affecting and poisoning everything natural. The next 7 images depict the problem of plastic being used for everything (filling our surroundings), the effect it has on animals and marine life, as well as our connections to this issue. Because in both of these shoots, each image is depicting a different way to symbolise a similar message, I will narrow them down simply by judging their symbolic strength and visual appeal. If selected for printing I will most likely change certain aspects of each image to ensure its quality when enlarged and presented…


Next in the two rows above are my outcomes from my documentary style shoots depicting plastic pollution and beach pollution.  The meaning behind my plastic agricultural shoot is to represent the darker side of Jersey’s most famous product as well as a pollution issue that is directly related to where we live. For the second shoot on beach pollution, my aim was to show the scale of common beach pollution using what I found collected together in one powerful photograph. Although very educational, because of the not so appealing subject matter, I will most likely not be using the photographs for final prints. Apart from a few of the more dynamic scenes I have presented above, I will be choosing from these documentary images mainly based on their relevance to the message.

The next collection below consists of my different styles and techniques used to look at the growing problem of ocean pollution. The first 9 images in this contact sheet depict a mixture of documentary and abstracted pieces taken of pollution in Jersey seas.  The aim of this shoot was to portray the reality of this issue, and how it affects even the cleanest seeming waters.  The next 5 outcomes show my symbolic take on this subject using real pollution I collected from a few of our Island’s beaches. As these are all very vibrant and interesting portrayals of this pollution issue I will most likely be using quite a few in my final presentation. However, because the documentary/abstract shoot was taken using a mobile phone, I will have to be careful about how large I display the chosen images…


Lastly, the final sections of my project above portray the different methods of disposing of common household waste in Jersey. The first and most extensive shoot in my project, featured on the top 2 rows, depicts my visit to our ‘Energy from Waste’ facility that deals with all common un-separated waste. I will most likely be featuring many of these photographs as this insider’s view of the plant produced a lot of intriguing and educational images. The bottom row however, depicts the new La Collette Recycling Centre and is aimed to inform my viewers on its importance and how easy is has now been made for us. As both shoots are very relevant to the of this project (because they show exactly what happens to the waste we don’t recycle and how easy it is) I have decided many of these abstract/documentary images will be used in my final presentation.

Final Results: All Project Outcomes – Evaluation

Now that I have researched, completed and analysed my outcomes individually for each of my environmental awareness shoots, I am happy with the quantity of good photographs I have, and am ready to start evaluating and finalising my project. To help with the task of narrowing down my outcomes, I have analysed all of my final images in my next blog post as four separate groups, one for each theme. Before this, however, I had included a contact sheet depicting all 66 of my final outcomes, from all 10 of my shoots depicting a few of the different elements of pollution. Although I am not yet certain on how exactly I am going to present this project I have organised my images in the order they were taken. This temporary composition can show how I have moved through my ideas of depicting environmental awareness and developed my project accordingly. As well as this, by viewing my whole project so far as a single collection of images, I am able to properly compare all of my final outcomes from each shoot against each other…By viewing them in this composition I have realised that I have mostly touched down on three major themes; plastic pollution, beach/ocean pollution, and Jersey’s waste disposal systems. When comparing all my work above with my initial ideas mind map for this project, I found that I did not manage to bring to life some of the original plans I had. If given more time I would definitely include some of these ideas such as depicting rural landscapes vs urban landscapes, melting ice symbolism, air pollution and exploration of the smaller factors. However, In the amount of time we were actually given to complete this exam, I am quite pleased that I managed to show my original goal: portraying environmental awareness using a mixture of symbolism, abstraction, documentary photography and topographic photography.