Psycho-Geography

Psycho-geography describes the effect of a geographical location on the emotions and behaviour of individuals, it is often recorded through photography which shows a journey or exploration and a location. it is a mixture of photography and geography in which the photographers drifts or wonders around an urban environment documenting it in various ways. photos, time lapses, scrapbooks or even drone footage can be used to show the location and urban environment being explored. Guy Debord a theorist in the 20th century described psycho-geography as “the study of the precise laws and specific effects of the geographical environment, consciously organised or not, on the emotions and behaviour of individuals.”

the idea is that photographer explore and go off the path they take everyday, by doing this you may discover new thing which have always been in a familiar area but have never been photographed or looked at in detail. In our everyday lives we are constantly on the go  and not paying attention to where we are. By putting your mind on your location and focusing on everything around you we can find new things or see familiar ones in a new light raising awareness of urban areas in our everyday life

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