PHOTOSHOOT #1

For my first photoshoot, I went around town and the harbour, photographing satellite towers and power stations like La Collette – for this first photoshoot I wanted to capture the industrial side of anthropocene and what is behind the harmful impact on the environment. Being inspired by my artist reference Hilla and Bernd Becher, i photographed mainly architecture around the island.

My plan was to photograph the buildings during night or evening time when it was getting dark outside so I could show the chaos that goes on with power stations & pollution whilst still keeping the photo simple in an attempt to capture Becher’s simplicity of their work in my own.

PHOTOSHOOT #2

For my second photoshoot, I wanted to explore abandoned and derelict places to show how nature takes over once left to its own devices and convey emotion through the empty atmosphere of abandoned buildings. Also I have been fascinated by abandoned places for years and thought this would be a good opportunity to showcase this in my work.

I chose to go to a derelict hotel, where I photographed a number of rooms including the outdoor pool, which was one of my focal points of the shoot as it has mostly been taken over by nature which I thought went well with my theme. I made sure to think back to my artist reference Paul Talling as I took my photos, trying to capture the emotion in his work in my own images.