Above, is a mind map of my initial ideas. I have decided to go for a topic regarding displacement for immigrants and how different their day to day lives are. I plan to do this, mainly using portraiture. I specifically wish to explore the Portuguese community in Jersey, and enhance stereotypes. I will do this by capturing, lifestyles, cultures and traditions as a main objective. After researching photographers such as Mahtab Hussain, my interest for this project increased and it think his images are very powerful.

Mahtab Hussain is a British artist who captures images of his friends and family living their lives in a migrant country (in this case, London). These photographs show young Muslim men who no longer live in their native countries. Born in 1981, Hussain explores the important relationship between identity, heritage and displacement. His themes develop through long-term research articulating a visual language that challenges the prevailing concepts of multiculturalism. Hussian has publish 4 artist books. He specialised in Fine Art Photography in Goldsmith College and achieved an MA in Museum and Gallery Management, City University.

Above is a mood board that I have created using Hussain’s images. I am using this photographer as a visual inspiration for my cultural photography plan. These photographs attracted my attention as most people are engaging with the camera and I think this give the images more context. My plan is to respond to this artist and explore this type of photography to a deeper level.