is the period of time during which human activities have had an environmental impact on the Earth regarded as constituting a distinct geological age

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Anthropocene in photography

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Why explore Anthropocene through Photography?

Photography is a good outlet for Anthropocene research because most of the time the effects that humans have on the earths climate and landscapes is visual in the form of reduction i.e deforestation & terraforming, as well as development of buildings which eventually formed city’s and mega cities- which can be well documented over time through the use of photography.

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Issues with Anthropocene

One of the main problems we face with regards to humans impact on earth is overpopulation. Population growth is also important because it affects the Earth’s ability to withstand climate change and absorb emissions, such as through deforestation as land is converted for agricultural use to feed a growing human population. We are currently adding more than 80 million people a year to our global population. This ultimately leads to humans footprint on the earth growing larger and larger, because there is currently a housing crisis (plus the increased rate of material extraction it takes to solve this crisis)- and with such exponential increase in the population every year it leads to increase in the extraction of resources from the environment. These resources include fossil fuels (oil, gas, and coal), minerals, trees, water, and wildlife, especially in the oceans; as well as cities becoming ultra dense areas of concentrated emissions- negatively affecting the climate leading to global warming which is what is causing rising tides, increases in extreme weather, loss of habitats and ultimately the demise of our planet.

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Capitalism’s Effect On The Planet

The world being mostly Capitalist in that most country’s trade and industry are controlled by private owners for profit, rather than by states- usually leading to large company’s and corporations adopting un-ethical practices to save money such as illegal dumping of dangerous waste, deforestation and illegally high emissions.

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Photoshop Ideas

Laura Romero

Spanish photographer living in Mexico takes photos in the urban city landscapes,

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Comparison

One piece I will consider for my exam is a board filled with old photos of Jersey alongside new photos of that area to show the change humans have brought upon Jerseys landscape- particularly focusing on the development and land reclamation around Castle Quay La Collete.

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Below I have gone through the contact sheets from my 3rd photoshoot walking around the industrial area of la collete after adding them to Lightroom.

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I went through these and chose those which are properly framed with good lighting and clear links to the topic of urban landscapes.

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Danish photographer who’s career spanned over 70 years and he achieved widespread international recognition in the 1940s and 1950s for his abstract colour photographs.

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For these photoshoots I went to two locations next to each other to try and get ariel views of abandoned and disused places. One set was taken during early evening and the second was taken during sunset hence the different lighting.

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These are my final selections after I had gone through and chosen photos which I had framed well, adjusted focus correctly and which I feel have reflected the idea of urban landscape.

Urban photography is a broad term describing photography that showcases all aspects of an urban environment, combining elements of many other types of photography, including portrait, fine-art, landscape, and architecture photography as well as photojournalism.

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The New Topographics

New topographics was a term coined by William Jenkins in 1975 to describe a group of American photographers (such as Robert Adams and Lewis Baltz) whose pictures had a similar banal aesthetic, in that they were formal, mostly black and white prints of the urban landscape.

This piece by photographers Bernd Becher and Hilla Becher (German conceptual artists) consists of pictures of oil pumps in urban areas and are arranged in grids to highlight the formal similarities of each structure. In each image they use the same lighting and straight-on camera angle to give off the image that these things are bland and uniform.

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After going through some of my images I chose a few with good lighting, and perspectives

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While I have made very subtle adjustments, they were necessary because I feel that the original image was a bit too overexposed and so in order to tone it down and give the surrounding trees and ruins more detail.

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Landscape photography is the art of capturing pictures of nature and the outdoors in a way that brings your viewer into the scene. From grand landscapes to intimate details, the best photos demonstrate the photographer’s own connection to nature and capture the essence of the world around them.

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Landscape photography is especially relevant in jersey where no matter where you go you are surrounded by scenery such as agricultural, coastal or sea views.

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Justin Minns

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Justin Minns is a landscape photographer from Creeting St Peter, England. He incorporates weather into his work to create intriguing atmosphere using fog, sunsets/sunrises, changing tides etc. He uses different angles to create unique POVS of normal scenery such as beaches and fields. He also uses long exposure to create a cool effect on moving water over time as seen on the below picture.

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Paul Lakeman

Paul Lakeman is a Jersey based landscape photographer who specialises in coastal shots, often through the use of a drone giving unique perspectives on jersey’s coastal line in which he uses weather and times of day to enhance the spectrum of colour in his images.

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I chose this image I took on a trip to Hampton Farm Museum for my analysis as I think that it is a good example of a portrait. I captured one of the actors at the farm straight on while she was preparing yarn for the spinning wheel and telling us the history of the trade. It was a good use of natural lighting as she was set up in the corner of a courtyard in the shade so only a few beams of light came through visible in the image which creates a nice contrast between light and dark. The colours in this image are pretty bland and feature mainly greys, browns and a small amount of green and blue. I didn’t feel like I needed to edit the photo so I levelled the colours and left it as it is.

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After the first photograph was taken by Joseph Nicéphore Niépce in 1826, photographs have been used to capture moments in time/history.

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As photography evolved so did photography. The history of the camera began even before the introduction of photography. Cameras evolved from the camera obscura through many generations of photographic technology – daguerreotypes, calotypes, dry plates, film – to the modern day with digital cameras and camera phones.

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Juxtaposition is an act or instance of placing two elements close together or side by side, they can contrast either through visual elements or through different meanings. This is often done in order to compare/contrast the two, to show similarities or differences, etc. The definition of juxtaposition is placing two things together to show contrast or similarities. In photography, we use composition, forced perspectives or props to convey the contrasts in the picture. Photographs can also rely on cultural ideas and identities of the viewers.

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I chose these images as I think they truly represent juxtaposition as they show one place at two different times creating the contrast between new and old.