Final Evaluation of Zine:

Here is a presentation of my final completed Zine, I have titled it ‘Street Stories’ drawing in connotations of street photography and community. I wanted to display the lives that are unknown, the people we see and know nothing about, their lives are a mystery but we can make guesses and make up stories we think would fit. Juxtaposing these candid images are reflections of environmental portraits, market workers and record salesmen giving us a glimpse into their working environment and engaging with the camera naturally. When I took these portraits I didn’t as for a pose or smile, I left it up to the subject to decide how they wanted to be seen. I believe this truthful display can never be entirely real, not as real as a street photography portrait, but it gives the observer a better chance to see who these people are, or how they present themselves when the camera comes out. As I spoke about in my previous post, the narrative and sequencing of my Zine shows the similarities and differences of St Helier streets, of people and of architecture – I wanted to use a mix black & white and colour images spread out across the Zine, linking back to ideas of old and new throughout time. I really enjoyed created this Zine, the presentation style is not one I had come across before and I believe it’s small size and orientation strongly helps with relaying the idea of a close community of people who ‘are not all so different’.