To conclude, This project has overall been very successful in terms of recording and capturing the concepts which I brought into this project, focusing on three main concepts, the housing crisis, nostalgia and control. I took significant inspiration from the slum photographer Nick Hedges and used his conceptual and contextual intents within my own work, bringing awareness to the housing crisis here in Jersey. In order to respond to my personal study I employed the use of both a film camera and digital camera. As I used the theme of nostalgia, the use of a film camera is an effective way to display this through the grainy and soft nature of the photos themselves. The subject of my images is the low cost, affordable housing which can be rented in Jersey. I contacted estate agents in order to show the contrast of the way in which housing agents glorify these homes in a way which makes them more commercially appealing, versus what the reality of them are. I focused on small and minor details which distinguish each property such as the flooring, bathrooms and kitchen cabinet. I photographed the exterior of buildings, going around the dingier parts of St.Helier which depict the depressing lifestyle some people face by living in the urbanized town center.

I took multiple approaches to my image taking,using both digital and film photography in order to create the intended meaning within my images. In order to create some of the pages within my photo book, I used a combination of digital photography which was manipulated in order to appear like film. In order to fully capture the extent of the crisis, I took images both within the exterior and interior of Andium homes, a prominent government body which controls a huge chunk of the affordable housing market in Jersey. I also used digital photography in order to showcase the state of other housing and use this enforce various points which I argue in my personal study.

I took simplistic yet effective approaches to my photo book, which showcases a variety of interior and exterior images taken both in St.Helier and Andium homes. I chose a fairly simplistic layout which allows for the viewer to really take interest in the images and examine them fully. I included some hand written notes, originally written in Russian, but including translated captions on the bottom which gives a more personal element to my project to show how real people feel about the Jersey housing market. There are also a couple of edits which show the interior of these peoples homes and personal possessions, again enforcing some of the more personal aspects of this project.

All in all I feel as though I have effectively captured my intended concepts and visualized them within a photo book. Although simple, it is effective within demonstrating the struggles of people living in Jersey, and the astronomical prices which come with mediocre homes, being overpriced and overly expensive for the majority of the working class population of Jersey.