When looking at the subject which I am focusing on, I will be relating it to the subject of realism as I will be capturing documentary style images. In order to the tackle the topic of the Jersey housing crisis I will first be visiting various sites in St.Helier and in its outskirts in order to show what the true state of affordable housing is like and what young people like myself can afford in the current housing market. It is a topic which I am fully invested in as it will be a subject which will impact my own life in the future. It also relates to the topic of occupation and immigration very closely as the migrant population of Jersey has extremely limited housing options due to the socioeconomic status of these people. The biggest hurdle facing these people are housing qualifications, meaning that migrant workers are left to rent, expensive and subpar property which is rare and highly sought after. Again it is a topic which relates closely to myself as my own family, who are migrants, have had to go through the struggle of finding suitable housing for us.

Due to the documentary style photography which I will be capturing, it will closely relate to realism. Photo realism is a genre of art that encompasses painting, drawing and other graphic media, in which an artist studies a photograph and then attempts to reproduce the image as realistically as possible in another medium. Not only will I be capturing images of the exterior nature of low cost housing, but also attempting to see the inside through visiting family and friends who fall into this category. I will mostly be focusing on the housing itself, the interior, exterior nature of these instead of capturing subjects as I think this is quite a taboo topic which brings a lot of shame with it. People don’t want to reveal the true state they’re living in, yet alone be the posterchild of what unsuitable housing looks like. I will be using both a digital camera and a disposable camera in order to play around with the style of photography which can be produced from this topic. I am very interested in using film as it gives a nostalgic style feel to the images, further alluding to the raw and realistic theme of the images. If a film style approach of photography will be unsuitable, I will revert back to using a digital camera which is a lot more convenient and easier to use in the overall project, saving time and resources. As a person who is wanting to get onto the property ladder in the future, I think it is extremely important to capture the true nature of what housing is like for the lower class citizens, the builders the waitresses who serve and work for Jersey. Without sustainable and affordable housing, the very society in which we live in would collapse and force the majority of migrants and even native people out of Jersey.