Photography summer task

I based my final piece off of the work done by John Stezaker, a British artist who mostly focused on photomontages. His work often explored the concept of time, which was something I thought about incorporating in my own work. I also found it interesting how he often distorted or covered faces in his work, making it seem somewhat eerie.

For my subject, I talked to a family friend who was born and raised in Jersey, and he agreed to let me photograph him as well as showing me an important item, his wedding ring, and showing me to an important location, which is a place where you can see the boats coming in at the harbour. They each mean different things to him, as the harbour has been a safe place he could visit for years despite the many changes it has undergone, and his wedding ring reminds him of the unending love of his partner.

For my final piece I decided to make a photomontage, hopefully reminiscent of the style of Stezaker. If I were to do this task again I probably would have experimented more with the layout and edited the pictures a bit more.

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