I planned to walk from Harve Des Pas to the Incinerator following the path back to town. This gave me different views and landscapes to photographs showing  my route and journey. I presented my images in a contact sheet and throughout you can see how the route and scenery change from natural to urban.

I then chose my favourite photos out of all the images, edited them and displayed them in the contact sheet below so the images can be seen more clearly. I chose these images as each one is completely different and shows the different landscapes I passed and the journey I went on- focusing on structured , man-made objects as well as nature.

I chose this photo as one of my final images as it clearly shows how urban is taking over nature, similar to concepts The New Topographics focused on. The image shows a very structural industrial building in the background, and a natural hill in the foreground. The contrast between both parts of the image makes it seem like they wouldn’t be in the same place and so close together. It also shows a bright red sign post on the hill which also presents  the new topographics unease about how the natural landscape were being eroded by industrial development. I decided to leave the image in colour with not much editing as I think it emphasises the differences between the two sections of the image.

I also chose this photo as one of final images as I focused on industrial buildings and the structures they make. This image takes inspiration from The New Topographics as it focuses on geometrical shapes and symmetry. The image doesn’t contain any natural elements and only shows man-made structures which contrasts with some of the other images I have taken. I left the image in colour as the it only contains browns, greys and blacks that contrast with each other which would not happen as much if the image was in black and white. It also shows the structures and the sky being completely different (natural vs urban).

I also chose this image as it shows an alley that I tried to make  symmetrical to show lines and repetition on both sides. I turned the photo to black and white taking inspiration from the new topographic photographers, trying to get the same effect. The industrial photographs I’ve taken have similarities to Albert Renger-Patzsch style in The New Objectivity with clear, black and white pictures of industrial archetypes.

I also tried focusing on industrial buildings, zooming in on specific sections of the same building so I could present them together to show different perspectives. I edited them to black and white as I think it makes the images have more of a contrast between the tones of grey and emphasises the shadows underneath of the balconies and where the light hits the outside of the balcony walls, making the images more powerful. I arranged the images so some of the lines join up between the photos connecting them together to make a new image.