The title that we have been given for this exam is “variation and similarity”, within this blog post I intend to explore ways in which I can respond to this title and what the meaning of this title is.

Variation

Definition; A different or distinct form or version of something.

Similarity

Definition; A similar feature or aspect.

I decided to begin by brainstorming some initial ideas that came to mind when thinking about variation and similarity, I wanted to create a project with images that were personal to me and my environment and the people around me so I started to think of things that I have in common with people around me and how many aspects of our lives have similarities with slight variations from person to person, I started out with something that is considered one of the variations among people being culture and religion and even though it is a subject considered to have many differences there is often also many similarities, from there I started thinking about how I could compare the similarities and differences of everyday life between different cultures and religions, this is when I then started thinking of the everyday and how most people are stuck in a pattern of everyday doing the same things but different, I then tried to think of things in my own life that I do the same often but still has variations within it, this is when I started thinking about journeys and how travelling to and from school and from home to work, etc, is a big factor of my life and of the lives of others around me. I decided that I wanted to find a way to record the ‘world’ around me, that being Jersey, through travel, I found that something that was a big part of Jersey’s culture and of many people around me including myself was the buses. Buses are a huge factor in many peoples lives in Jersey, wether its travelling everyday to work or school, or it being a huge part of the tourism industry, I decided that by using the bus service a a way of travel i would have a way of capturing Jersey in a way other than sunsets and cows, and make it more about the people and the everyday life of the island.