These artists/photographers work has been published in the Jersey Archive from many years ago and can still be seen in present day.

Morel Phillip Laurens

Morel Phillip Laurens was born in Jersey in 1869, the only son of Philip de Caen Morel and Mary. His mother died when Philip was two and he went to Australia with his father and sister. Fifteen years later they returned and in 1890 Philp took over the family stationers and bookshop in Halkett Place. He married in 1907. He took 56 photographs, which can be viewed online.

These are some of his images:

    

Analysis:

This image fits the theme of environment as he has clearly captured a photo of the environment around him on his travels. In this image there is a long path that runs through the middle of the image, it almost looks like it never ends, as if it is continuous. The path is sheltered by trees and plants, which almost makes an arch or root above the path. The photograph is presented in black and white and the photo looks old and vintage. To me this image is showing a person following the path and that there is only one route or option that can be taken, this could be  a decision a person needs to make. The trees act as walls so they don’t stray from the path they should be taking, which is the decision which is best for them. The path is white to symbolise peace and good and the trees and sky contrast this, empathising the white within the path. This photo is slightly blurred, this may be due to the photograph being old as the technology was not developed around the time this photo would have been taken. I personally like the effect the photograph has as it almost looks like a drawing or painting instead of a piece of photography, which I like as It made me question what it was. I also like how the image has contrasting shades of white and black, which create an almost eery feel to the path as there is a lot of dark areas above the path making it seem enclosed.

Martin Parr 

He was born on the 23rd of May 1952 and is a British documentary photographer, photojournalist and photobook collector. He came over to the island of Jersey in 2013 to document Jerseys liberation day, where we celebrate each year on 9 May, to mark the end of the occupation by Nazi Germany during World War II. It is celebrated as Guernsey and Jersey’s national day.

These are some of his photographs:

 

Analysis:

This photograph fits the theme of family. In this photograph there is an elderly lady shaking a man’s hand, who has clearly served in the army when the war was on. This is them celebrating liberation day, which was when we were freed from the war and the soldiers no longer had to fight. They are inside a hall, which has the english flags hung from the ceiling, celebrating being english and showing there respect to the english soldiers. This image shows a lady showing her respect by shaking a  mans hand who has fought for her country, she looks emotional and grateful for his service. She may have known this man before he went away to fight as he looks shocked to see her, which could be taken  one of two ways that he is overwhelmed by the love and appreciation he is being shown or that he is being reminded of his bad experiences within the war. This image is very warming and a happy image as it’s looking back to Jersey’s past and seeing how the people and the place have developed from the war. The image is very clear and the brightness is high although it is using natural lighting from the hall. The photo contains bright colours from their clothing and this is contrasted with the white and brown background. This empathises the bright clothing at the front of the image. I like how the background is slightly blurred as the two people are the main focus and this exaggerates that, making them the primary focus.