Using the work of Andreas Gursky and Fay Godwin as an inspiration, I want to create a series of images that show the stark difference between the bleak and ominous shapes of man-altered landscapes and the beautifully fruitful natural landscape.

To emphasise this contrast, if possible, I want to use images of dark and stormy skies over the former and more sunny and bright weather over the latter. This should be quite achievable given the imminent forecast.

This links to the infamous and ever-increasing occurrence of extreme weather systems being experienced in our temperate European climate due to the effects of climate change. See this article by Greenpeace UK, where they illustrate just how the effects of climate change can lead to the emergence of common heatwaves, floods, wildfires and more.

However, I do think that this project will be a blend of both abstraction and landscape, as I plan to use the effects of both shape and texture to my advantage. An example could include the difference between indomitable man made reservoirs and the beautiful valleys that they (some may argue unfortunately) inhabit.

Alternatively, I could photograph wild areas of land like the dunes or forest areas and juxtapose them with the starkness of the fields adapted for agriculture. Perhaps, if I can find a subject, I would also like to show some images of a man-made structure being reclaimed by nature. This would result in a series of diptychs/triptychs that I could present as separate comparisons.

I may end up using some images from my Romanticism project as well, as these areas of raw and emotional natural beauty are the kind of ones I want to document in my work, as these are the ones that will create the most stark contrast.

Some locations I could think about photographing for the first section may include the industrial areas in Jersey like La Collette recycling centre, the fields around L’etacq which are farmed all year round and reservoirs such as Val de la Mare and Queen’s Valley.

For the second section, I could go to the Les Mielles nature reserve for views of the sand dunes/marram grass or alternatively the countryside surrounding Beauport bay and cliffs or Greve de Lecq woods for the forestry.

For the final section, I only really know of one place that could respond to this which is a seemingly abandoned house in St Ouen, but I will look out for similar examples of this.