The story for my photobook explores youth culture within a small community such as an island, documenting what myself and my friends do in our free time and creating a narrative of life through the eyes of teenagers, aiming to capture the freedom and liberation of youth through a variety of photos taken in both chaotic and quiet atmospheres.

DESIGN & LAYOUT

To provide a better narrative, I have chosen to incorporate writing in my photobook, taken from a sheet of paper i asked my friends to write on, and give their opinion of life in Jersey as a teenager. Taking inspiration from Jim Goldberg and his messy style of photography, overlaying the writing onto my photos i feel will provide the unfiltered atmosphere that i attempt to convey in my images.

The layout for my photobook will feature both single-page portrait images and double page landscape spreads. I want a variety of different orientation in my book to catch the viewers eye and make a more interesting read. Certain sections of my both will contain a double-page feature on my friends, on one page will be an image of them, likely a headshot, and the opposing page will contain images of their possessions. This will allude to the concept of youth culture on an island and give readers a better understanding. I also want to include a variety of media in my book, with photos taken from polaroids, phone and different cameras to show range within my work.

COVER

I want my photobook to be in hardback, with one landscape photo covering both the front cover and blurb. Below are some possible ideas for my cover, taken from my images;

I chose landscape-based images from my cover as they are quite desolate with no background noise and only one main viewpoint, which will help make the title the focus of the cover, which will also be in handwriting to match the aesthetic of my photobook. I am unsure of my title at the moment but i want it to fit the theme of youth culture but be quite simplistic as to not let on too much.

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