Ideas

Inspiration

I have chosen these photographers to emphasise the fact that plastic will soon be in us and this is only at fault of our own.

All these photographers have used the theme of nature or plastic in their images. Some photographers like Naomi White focus on the beauty; others like Mandy Barker and Jeremy Carroll focus on the negatives of plastic and how it is tearing apart our world ; while Alexandra Bellissimo focuses on the relationship between nature and humans, where nothing is more important than the other.

For my images I want to focus on the fact that plastic is a very large problem in our world. However, I also want to show the fact that we can live in harmony with plastic and it can be a huge help in our everyday lives.

I want to take a closer look at Jeremy Carroll’s work since he sends a very strong and powerful message to the rest of the world by explaining things in a different, maybe more traumatic way.

I also want to look at Alexandra Bellissimo’s work in more detail. This is because I like the way she expresses her opinion through a more positive and calm approach. She focuses mainly on the harmony between nature and humans however still manages to show the viewers how we are harming our planet.

Mandy Barker is a photographer who found plastic in the ocean and then waned to show how much there was by spreading it all out onto a worktop and taking images of it. This helps show the extent of how much we litter, and how so many creatures get killed.

Naomi White focuses on taking images of plastic bags but manages to show them in an aesthetically pleasing way. She manages to make them look elegant. She focuses on different coloured bags, rather than just black and white which helps make her images more appealing.